Pivdenne, Donetsk Oblast
Pivdenne
Південне | |
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  Pivdenne Location of Pivdenne within Ukraine .svg) Pivdenne Pivdenne (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°21′37″N 37°55′40″E / 48.360278°N 37.927778°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,404 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85293 |
| Area code | +380 6247 |
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Pivdenne (Ukrainian: Південне; Russian: Пивденное) is a rural settlement (a selyshche) in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Before 2016, it was known as Leninske (Ukrainian: Ленінське). It is located 42.3 kilometres (26.3 mi) north-northeast from the centre of Donetsk city. Population: 1,404 (2022 estimate).[1]
History
[edit]The settlement has its origins in 1877, with the founding of the "South Russian" coal industry in the area. The name "Pivdenne" is derived from this, literally meaning "south". Control of the settlement changed several times during the Russian Civil War, before being finally made part of the Soviet Union, whose government named the settlement Leninske after Vladimir Lenin. During World War II, the settlement was occupied by Nazi Germany from October 1941 to September 1943. It received rural settlement status in 1957.[2]
Russo-Ukrainian War
[edit]War in Donbas
[edit]During the war in Donbas, Leninske was captured by Russian proxy militant forces.[3] In 2016, Leninske was renamed to Pivdenne.[2] On 17 May 2018, Ukrainian government forces retook control of Pivdenne.[3] On 21 May two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and four others were wounded at the settlement.[4][5][6]
Russian invasion of Ukraine
[edit]During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the settlement again came under attack by the Russian forces.[7] On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the status of urban settlement, so Pivdenne became a rural settlement.[8]
As part of a renewed effort to capture the Toretsk area, the Russian Armed Forces gained a foothold near Pivdenne as well as other satellite settlements of Toretsk and the New York urban area in June–July 2024, and by the end of July had captured most of the settlement.[9][10] [11] Russia claimed to have seized the entire settlement on 30 July 2024.[12]
Demographics
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The population of Pivdenne has steadily declined over the past half-century, from 5,654 in 1959[2] to only 1,404 in 2022.[1] In censuses, the residents of the settlement mostly reported their ethnic background as Ukrainians and Russians.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Сліпцов, В. М. "Ленінське" [Leninske]. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Vol. 17. NASU Institute of Encyclopaedic Research. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.
- ^ a b "В ООС заявили, що взяли під свій контроль населений пункт Південне на Горлівському напрямку" (in Ukrainian). 5 Kanal. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Брифінг речника Міністерства оборони України щодо ситуації на лінії зіткнення" (in Ukrainian). MoD. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Escalation in Donbas: Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, nine wounded in action in past day | There have been no Ukrainian casualties on May 22". UNIAN. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, four injured while repelling attack of Russian mercenaries near Pivdenne village, - JFO center". Censor.NET. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Russian Iskanders, Grads pummeling settlements across Donetsk region". ukrinform.net. Ukrinform. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
"Russian forces have employed Iskander missile systems, Grads and Tornado multiple rocket launchers, heavy artillery, and tanks against Avdiyivka, Pokrovsk, Bakhmut, Sloviansk, Marinka, Mykolaivka, Sviatohirsk, Lyman, Pivdenne, Velyka Novosilka, Raihorodok, Sydorove, and Vremivka," the statement reads.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 9, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. 9 July 2024. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "The enemy advanced in New York, Druzhba and near Novoselivka Persha". DeepStateMap.Live. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "DeepStateMAP | Map of the war in Ukraine". DeepStateMap (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Russia claims control of village in eastern Ukraine". Reuters. 30 July 2024.
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