Verkhniotoretske

Verkhniotoretske
Верхньоторецьке
Rural settlement
Coat of arms of Verkhniotoretske
Coat of arms
Verkhniotoretske is located in Donetsk Oblast
Verkhniotoretske
Verkhniotoretske
Location of Verkhniotoretske within Ukraine
Verkhniotoretske is located in Ukraine
Verkhniotoretske
Verkhniotoretske
Verkhniotoretske (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°12′41″N 37°53′35″E / 48.21139°N 37.89306°E / 48.21139; 37.89306
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionPokrovsk Raion
HromadaOcheretyne settlement hromada
Founded1772
Area
 • Total1.825 km2 (0.705 sq mi)
Elevation
132 m (433 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total2,819
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
86040
Area code+380 6236
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Verkhniotoretske (Ukrainian: Верхньоторецьке; Russian: Верхнеторецкое) is an rural settlement in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It was formerly part of Yasynuvata Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020, and it is located 24.2 kilometres (15.0 mi) north-northwest from Donetsk city. Population: 2,819 (2022 estimate).[1]

During the war in Donbas, that started in mid-April 2014, the separation line between the warring parties has been located in the vicinity of the settlement.[2] The conflict has brought along both civilian and military casualties.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ (in Ukrainian) A 16-year-old girl escaped from ORDO, crossing a minefield - the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ukrayinska Pravda (28 May 2021)
  3. ^ "У терористів чисельні втрати — штаб". Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. ^ Кравчик Євгеній Віталійович
  5. ^ Снаряди бойовиків влучили в Авдіївський коксохім і колонію в Єнакієвому. Є загиблі
  6. ^ На Донеччині за добу від обстрілів терористів загинули шестеро мирних мешканців, — МВС
  7. ^ За добу поранено двох українських бійців
  8. ^ "Результаты поиска: Верхнеторецкое" [Search results: Verkhnyotoretske] (in Russian). Information Resistance. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Ministry of Defense: Militants violated the ceasefire 15 times yesterday". uacrisis.org. MoD. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.


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