Ilovaisk
Ilovaisk
Іловайськ | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 15,639 |
Ilovaisk (Ukrainian: Іловайськ) or (Russian: Иловайск) is a city in Khartsyzk municipality, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The city is known as a major regional railroad hub.[1] During the Battle of Ilovaisk the train station was closed.[2]
Population: 15,639 (2016 est.)[3]; 17,620 (2001).
Battle of Ilovaisk
Starting in mid-April 2014 pro-Russian rebels captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast,[4][5] including Ilovaisk.[6] On 19 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city centre from the pro-Russian insurgents; fighting for control of other parts of the town continued.[6] The next morning they claimed they had control over one half of the town with the town divided by a railroad line.[7][8] On 21 August heavy fighting for control of the town (according to the Ukrainian army "in some districts of Ilovaisk", while the Russia-backed separatists claimed they had repelled the Ukrainian attacks and had surrounded a part of the Ukrainian troops) continued.[9][1] Fighting for control of the town continued over the next days.[10][11] The rebels had retaken the city as of September 1.[12]
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[13]
References
- ^ a b "Ukrainian military in Ilovaisk receive reinforcement".
- ^ "Revisiting Donetsk Oblast's Ilovaisk, scene of horrific massacre in August - KyivPost". 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Vladimir Putin Is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together".
- ^ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
- ^ a b "Ukrainian flag raised over Ilovaisk - Donbas battalion".
- ^ "Combat conducted in Ilovaisk urban areas, Ukrainian army loses nine men killed".
- ^ "Ukrainian army retakes over half of Ilovaisk, fighting continues – National Guard".
- ^ "Ukrainian Interior Ministry, National Guard lose 16 servicemen in Ilovaisk battle".
- ^ "Ukrinform News". www.ukrinform.ua.
- ^ "Ukrinform News". www.ukrinform.ua.
- ^ Marson, James; Cullison, Alan (2 September 2014). "Ukraine Suffers Harsh Defeat in Eastern Town" – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення". www.ukrcensus.gov.ua.
External links
Media related to Ilovaisk at Wikimedia Commons
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian. (September 2014) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
| You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Ukrainian. (September 2014) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
47°55′34″N 38°11′38″E / 47.926°N 38.194°E
 | This article about a location in Donetsk Oblast is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |