Village in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Verkhniokamianka (Ukrainian: Верхньокам'янка) is a village in the Sievierodonetsk Raion of Luhansk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine, near the border with Donetsk Oblast. It is about 10 km from the outskirts of Lysychansk city. Nearby settlements are Zolotarivka and Vovchoiarivka. Most of Verkhnokamyanka is occupied by the Lysychansk Oil Refinery.
The village, including the oil refinery, was captured by Russian forces during the Russo-Ukrainian War.[1]
Demographics
As of 2001, the village had a population of 205. The linguistic composition was:[2]
Native languages in Verkhniokamianka |
Languages |
|
percent |
Ukrainian |
|
84.4% |
Russian |
|
15.6% |
|
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