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Shumy (Ukrainian: Шуми; Russian: Шумы, romanized: Shumi) is a settlement in the administrative area of the city council of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 57.4 km NNW from the centre of Donetsk city. It is considered a suburb of Horlivka.[1]
Shumy
Шуми | |
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  Shumy Location of Shumy within Ukraine  Shumy Shumy (Donetsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′51″N 37°56′1″E / 48.38083°N 37.93361°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province | Donetsk Oblast |
| Population | |
| • Total | 95 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85280 |
| Area code | +380 6247 |
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The War in Donbass, which started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties.[2][3] Initially, Shumy was under the control of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic, but in the summer of 2018, the Ukrainian army took control of the village.[1] Control of Shumy is considered a military strategic advantage.[why?][1] The village is located on the frontline near separatist-held Horlivka.[1]
During the Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops fired mortars at Ukrainian positions near the village on 26 March 2021, killing four Ukrainian servicemen.[4] During the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine retained control over the settlement until 21 June 2024, when Russia gained control of the village and the settlement since than remained under Russian control.[5][6] The frontline around the settlement was the last pre-invasion frontline in which there were significant territorial changes, specifically 848 days after 24 February 2022.
Demographics
editNative language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[7]
- Russian 84.21%
- Ukrainian 15.79%
References
edit- ^ a b c d (in Ukrainian) War in Donbass: Pushylin scheduled the shelling of Ukrainian positions on Monday, Ukrayinska Pravda (5 September 2020)
- ^ "18 Soldiers Killed over the Last 24 Hours". Censor.net. 6 August 2014.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) One of those killed in Donbas was a lieutenant colonel of the Armed Forces, Ukrayinska Pravda (26 March 2021)
- ^ Inna, Semenova (29 March 2021). Найбільші втрати від початку перемир'я. Що сталося в бою під Шумами і як відповість Україна [The biggest losses since the beginning of the armistice. What happened in the battle of Shumy and how Ukraine will respond?]. New Voice (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
Бій біля селища Шуми (Донецька область) стався вдень 26 березня. Бойовики прицільно обстріляли українські позиції близько 13:45. ... Внаслідок обстрілу загинули четверо українських військовослужбовців, ще двох було поранено.
[The battle near the village of Shumy (Donetsk region) took place in the afternoon of March 26, 2021. The militants fired at Ukrainian positions at about 1:45 p.m. ... Four Ukrainian servicemen were killed and two others were wounded in the shelling.] - ^ "DeepStateMAP | Map of the war in Ukraine". DeepStateMap. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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