Sievierodonetsk
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| Severodonetsk Сєвєродонецьк Северодонецк |
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| Location of Severodonetsk | |||
| Coordinates: 48°56′0″N 38°30′0″E / 48.93333°N 38.50000°ECoordinates: 48°56′0″N 38°30′0″E / 48.93333°N 38.50000°E | |||
| Country Oblast Raion |
Ukraine Luhansk Oblast Severodonetsk City Municipality |
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| Founded | 1934 | ||
| City status | 1958 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 50 km2 (20 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 121,000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380 6452(645) | ||
| Website | www.sed-rada.gov.ua | ||
Sievierodonetsk (Ukrainian: Сєвєродонецьк; Russian: Северодонецк, Severodonetsk) is a city in the Luhansk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The city is designated as its own separate raion (district) within the oblast[clarification needed], and is located nearby the Seversky Donets River, approximately 110 km (68 mi) to the north north west from the former oblast capital, Luhansk.
Sievierodonetsk has several factories and a significant chemical production centre "Azot" (English translation: Nitrogen). There is a domestic airport in a nearby city.[citation needed]
During the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine the town was captured late May 2014[1] by pro-Russian separatists.[2] No Ukrainian presidential election in 2014 was held in the city as militants did not let the voting places to open and much of the Election commission property was simply stolen or destroyed. On 10 July 2014 the separatists claimed the town was shelled by the Ukrainian army.[3] Separatists responded with counter-battery artillery fire.[citation needed] On 22 July 2014, Ukrainian forces managed to capture the city from the pro-Russian separatists.[4][5] The next days heavy fighting continued around the city; on 23 July 2014 the National Guard of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Army released a statement that said they were "continuing the cleansing of Severodonetsk".[6][7] Severodonetsk since has been the acting administrative centre of Luhansk Oblast due to Luhansk being occupied by militants, similarly to Mariupol acting as the administrative center of Donetsk Oblast during the War in Donbass.[8][9]
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Demographics[edit]
- 1939 – 5,000 inhabitants
- 1959 – 33,200 inhabitants
- 1970 – 90,000 inhabitants
- 1975 – 107,000 inhabitants
- 1991 - 131,000 inhabitants
- 2009 – 121,000 inhabitants
Economy[edit]
Chemicals[edit]
- CAS "Azot" – one of the largest chemical plants in Europe.
- «Khimpostavschik» private enterprise.
- «Himexelen, Ltd.»
Sports[edit]
The first Ukrainian championship in bandy was held in the city 19/2-2012. Azot Severodonetsk became champions.[10]
Notable residents[edit]
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/severodonetsk-residents-recall-occupiers-brutality-357837.html
- ^ http://ua.comments.ua/politics/233744-na-luganshchini-diyut-ponad-4-tisyachi-chleniv.html
- ^ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/741759
- ^ http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/severodonetsk-residents-recall-occupiers-brutality-357837.html
- ^ http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/22/uk-ukraine-crisis-airplane-idUKKBN0FP02L20140722
- ^ http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/215022.html
- ^ http://www.voanews.com/content/ukraine-to-call-up-more-reservists/1962521.html
- ^ "The President instructed the Head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration to relocate temporarily the administration office to Mariupol". President of Ukraine, official website.
- ^ "In Severodonetsk, Petro Poroshenko presented Luhansk RSA Head Hennadiy Moskal". President of Ukraine, official website.
- ^ [1]
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sievierodonetsk. |
- (Ukrainian) (Russian) Official website
- (Russian) City portal
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