Shaitanka (river)
Appearance
The Shaitanka or Shaytanka (Ukrainian: Шайтанка) is a river in southeastern Ukraine. A right tributary of the Mokri Yaly, it flows through the western parts of Donetsk Oblast near the settlements Novodonetske and Novomaiorske.[1]
During the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Shaitanka has become a site of fighting, with Ukrainian forces making concerted efforts to cross the river in September 2023.[2]
References
- ^ Словник гідронімів України (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. 1979. p. 617.
- ^ Mappes, Grace; Hird, Karolina; Bailey, Riley; Harward, Christina; Clark, Mason. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 9, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 9 September 2023.