Lisivka (Ukrainian: Лісівка; Russian: Лесовка) is a village in Novohrodivka urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 33.05 kilometres (20.54 mi) west-northwest (WNW) from the centre of Donetsk city.
Lisivka
Лісівка | |
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.svg)  Lisivka Location of Lisivka within Ukraine  Lisivka Lisivka (Donetsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 48°5′51″N 37°22′50″E / 48.09750°N 37.38056°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Novohrodivka urban hromada |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.949 km2 (0.366 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 295 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85620 |
| Area code | +380 6278 |
| KATOTTH | UA14160170080099199 |
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History
editIt was founded in 1885 under the Russian Empire.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
editThe village was captured by Russian Forces in September 2024, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2][3]
Demographics
editAs of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 295 inhabitants, whose native languages were 46.43% Ukrainian, 53.25% Russian and 0.32% Belarusian.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Riley Bailey; Christina Harward; Kateryna Stepanenko; Davit Gasparyan; Annika Ganzeveld; George Barros (6 September 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 6, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
A Russian milblogger claimed on September 6 that Russian forces have seized most of Lisivka and are approaching the southern outskirts of Ukrainsk (both southeast of Pokrovsk).
- ^ "Russians occupy Lisivka in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState". pravda.com.ua. Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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