Shchastia
Shchastya
Щастя Template:Uk icon | |
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| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Founded | 1754 |
| City Status | 1963 |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 12,773 |
| Area code | (+380) |
| Vehicle registration | BB / 13 |
| Climate | Dfa |
Shchastya (Ukrainian: Ща́стя, [Сча́стье Schastye] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a city in Novoaidar Raion in Luhansk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 12,773 (2013 est.)[1].
Just north of Shchastya, there is the Luhansk power station, a large powerplant built in the 1950s. The town of Shchastya is situated on the river Seversky Donets. During the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, the city became a key site of fighting.
To facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast during the War in Donbass, the Verkhovna Rada on 7 October 2014 made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. In particular, Shchastya was transferred from Luhansk Municipality to Novoaidar Raion.[2]
On 9 February 2016 it was reported that part of the settlement was under control of Ukrainian forces.[3]
History
1754 - was founded village Shchastya
1953 - beginning of building Luhansk Thermal Electric Station.
1963 - Shchastya becomes town.
In 2014 Shchastya was controlled by the separatist Lugansk People's Republic from late April 2014 till the Ukrainian army retook the city on 14 June 2014.[4]
On 5 August 2014, a monument of Lenin Lenin was removed from the city of Shchastya.
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[5]
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Shchastya cathedral -
Cranes monument -
Horse monument -
WW2 monument in Shchastya -
Mertvy Donets River near Shchastya -
Luhansk thermal power plant
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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.
- ^ "Рада изменила границы районов Луганской области" (in Russian). Lenta.ru. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "RPGs, heavy machineguns used in attacks on Maryinka in Donbas". 112 Ukraine. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
As fights continue in Schastya, Luhansk region, Ukrainian troops once again showed their strong spirit and determination, raising the national flag above the town – the part of it controlled by the government troops. The video was taken from Facebook page of Tetyana Rychkova, famous volunteer who works with the Ukrainian army.
- ^ Template:Uk icon The terrorists started firing at Luhansk with "Grad" - source
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