Khartsyzk
Khartsyzk
Харцизьк Харцызск | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Founded | 1869 |
| City status | 1938 |
Area | 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Population | 58,641 |
Khartsyzk (Template:Lang-uk) or Khartsyzsk (Russian: Харцызск, IPA: [xɐrˈt͡sɨsk]) is an industrial city in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is administratively incorporated as city of oblast significance. Population: 59,315 (2013 est.)[1]; 64,175 (2001).
Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists took control of several towns in Donetsk Oblast.[2][3][4][5] Unknown armed men took control of Khartsyzk city hall on 13 April 2014 and declared it to be part of the Donetsk People's Republic.[6] Since then the city is controlled by this unrecognized state.[7] A pro-Ukrainian unity rally was held in the town on 22 April 2014.[8] One of the view pro-Ukraine unity rallies at that time in the region.[9]
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.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/21/ukraine-activists-rally-khartsyzk-russia-joe-biden
- ^ http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
- ^ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
- ^ http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/osce-eastern-ukrainians-return-home-despite-landmine-danger-400148.html
- ^ http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/04/13/7022290/
- ^ http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1085-2014-р
- ^ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/21/ukraine-activists-rally-khartsyzk-russia-joe-biden
- ^ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe93c9b0-c944-11e3-bba1-00144feabdc0.html
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