Pivnichne (Ukrainian: Північне; Russian: Пивни́чное), formerly Kirove (Ukrainian: Кірове; Russian: Ки́рово), is a rural settlement in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Population: 9,024 (2022 estimate).[1]
Pivnichne
Північне | |
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Coordinates: 48°23′19″N 37°54′24″E / 48.38861°N 37.90667°E | |
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Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
Elevation | 229 m (751 ft) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 9,024 |
Time zone | UTC+2 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
Postal code | 85280-85284 |
Area code | +380 6247 |
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In 2016, Kirove was renamed to Pivnichne, conforming to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.
History
editRusso-Ukrainian War
editRussian invasion of Ukraine
editOn June 22, 2024, the Russian Armed Forces gained a foothold within the settlement amid a renewed campaign to capture Donetsk Oblast,[3][4] along advances to other satellite settlements of the Toretsk urban area, as geolocated footage by DeepState confirmed.[5][6]
By August 5, 2024, DeepState showed the near total capture of the settlement,[7] with only small Ukrainian pockets remaining.
Demographics
editNative language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[8]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2019 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2019. стор.23
- ^ "DeepStateMAP | Map of the war in Ukraine". DeepStateMap. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 9, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. 9 July 2024. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "The enemy advanced in New York, Druzhba and near Novoselivka Persha". DeepStateMap.Live. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "DeepStateMAP | Map of the war in Ukraine". DeepStateMap. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 2024-01-07.