Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast
Hrabove
Грабове | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province | Donetsk Oblast |
| District | Shakhtarsk Raion |
| Government | |
| • Village Head | Volodymyr Berezhnyi[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,000 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 86234 |
| Area code | +380 6255 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Hrabove or Grabove (Ukrainian: Грабове) is a village in Shakhtarsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine.[1] Its population was 1000 as of the 2001 Ukrainian census.[1]
Hrabove is located on the border between the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblast. The village is the site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash on 17 July 2014, which was shot down in the region, killing all 298 onboard.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast, Shakhtarsk Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Hrabove (Donetsk region)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Malaysia Airlines plane crashes on Ukraine–Russia border". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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