Staromykhailivka
Staromykhailivka (Ukrainian: Старомихайлівка), sometimes transcribed as Staromikhailovka (Russian: Старомихайловка), is an urban-type settlement in the Marinka Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Staromykhailivka is located 20 km west of Donetsk; population: 5337 (2011).[1]
Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[2][3] including Staromykhailivka.[4] On 2 August 2014 the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine confirmed reports that Ukrainian forces had recaptured control of Staromykhailivka from pro-Russian insurgents.[5][6]
As of October 2016 the settlement was under control of pro-Russian forces.[7]
References
- ^ Государственный комитет статистики Украины. Сборник: Численность наличного населения Украины на 1 января 2011. Киев 2011. Ответственная за выпуск Тимошенко Г.В. (doc) Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
- ^ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
- ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/airstrike-kills-nine-as-apartment-block-demolished-in-ukraine-1.1867008
- ^ Ukrainian military liberate two more villages in Donetsk region - NSDC, Interfax, August 2, 2014.
- ^ Ukrainian Forces Advance in East as Russia, West Squabble, Newsweek, August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 19 October 2016". OSCE. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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