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'''Debaltseve''' ({{lang-uk|Деба́льцеве}} ''Debálʼtseve'', {{lang-ru|Деба́льцево}} ''Debálʼtsevo'') is a city in the [[Donetsk Oblast]] ([[oblast|province]]) of [[Ukraine]]. Administratively, it is incorporated as a [[City of regional significance (Ukraine)|city of oblast significance]]. Population: {{Ua-pop-est2013|25,774}}. |
'''Debaltseve''' ({{lang-uk|Деба́льцеве}} ''Debálʼtseve'', {{lang-ru|Деба́льцево}} ''Debálʼtsevo'') is a city in the [[Donetsk Oblast]] ([[oblast|province]]) of [[Ukraine]]. Administratively, it is incorporated as a [[City of regional significance (Ukraine)|city of oblast significance]]. Population: {{Ua-pop-est2013|25,774}}. |
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Debaltseve
Дебальцеве | |
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 Debaltseve railway station | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Area | 24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Population | 25,774 |
The center of all the action in the Ukraine!
Debaltseve (Template:Lang-uk Debálʼtseve, Russian: Деба́льцево Debálʼtsevo) is a city in the Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Administratively, it is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: 25,774 (2013 est.)[1].
The city was established in 1878 when a Donetsk Railway station was opened. The town's railway station is a local landmark.
The city is on the eastern edge of Donetsk Oblast, and borders Luhansk Oblast.
The city's population grew from about 9,500 in 1923 to about 34,000 by 1939. It dropped from 35,511 in 1989 to 30,246 in 2001, and dropped further to 25,987 by 2013. By February 2015, all but about 3,000 civilians had fled due to the War in Donbass.[2] [3]
War in Donbass
Starting Mid-April 2014, pro-Russian separatists took several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[4][5] including Debaltseve.[6] On 26 July 2014 the city saw heavy fighting.[6] On July 28, 2014, Ukrainian forces recaptured control of Debaltseve from Donbass separatists.[7] In January 2015, Debaltseve, located in a pocket of Ukrainian control, came under heavy bombardment from the separatists as part of a multi-pronged offensive also aimed at capturing territory around the Donetsk airport and the port city of Mariupol. [8] The population was partially evacuated.[9]. The Ukrainian forces left Debaltseve on 18 February 2015.[10]
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[11]
- Russian 81.5%
- Ukrainian 16.9%
- Romani 0.3%
- Belarusian 0.1%
According to the 2001 population census, the ethnic composition of Debaltseve was:[12]
- Ukrainians: 64.4%
- Russians: 32.6%
- Belarusians: 0.7%
- Romani: 0.3%
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/11/europe/besieged-ukraine-town/index.html
- ^ "Cities & towns of Ukraine". mashke.org. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Leonid Ragozin. "Putin Is Accidentally Helping Unite Eastern and Western Ukraine - The New Republic". The New Republic. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "TASS: World - Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service". TASS. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Украинские военные штурмуют транспортный узел Дебальцево, находящийся между Донецком и Луганском". NEWS.PN. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Ukrainian forces take over Debaltseve, Shakhtarsk, Torez, Lutuhyne, fighting for Pervomaisk and Snizhne underway, Kyiv Post, July 28, 2014.
ATO forces take over Debaltseve, Shakhtarsk, Torez, Lutuhyne, fighting for Pervomaisk and Snizhne underway - ATO press center, Interfax-Ukraine (28 July 2014) - ^ "Ukraine rebels move to encircle government troops in new advance". Reuters. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ Barabanov, Ilya (4 February 2015). "Те, кого нигде не ждут" (in Russian). Kommersant. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ RIA Novosti, 18 February 2015
- ^ "Ukrcensus.gov.ua". ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Ethnic composition of Donetsk regionTemplate:Ref-uk
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