Brianka
Brianka (Ukrainian: Брянка) is a city in the Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine, Donbas. It is located between the cities of Kadiivka and Alchevsk. Brianka is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: 44,760 (2022 est.)[1], 47,512 (2013 est.)[2].
Brianka
Брянка | |
|---|---|
 Maryin cliff in Brianka | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Brianka  Brianka | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′48″N 38°38′35″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Luhansk Oblast |
| Control |  Luhansk PR |
| Founded | 1696 |
| City status | 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Bryankivska City Council (Ukrainian: Брянківська міська рада) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 635 km2 (245 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 44,760 |
| Demonym | Bryankivska |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | Bryankovsky city council |
Since 2014, Brianka has been under the control of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.[3] Following the 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Russia has claimed the city as part of their territory, within the LPR / LNR.
History
The settlement traces its history to small settlements of Zaporizhian Cossacks, zymivnyki, that appeared in place of future Brianka in 1696.
The settlement developed further into a miners' settlement around the local Brianka Quarry since the end of 19th century. After the World War II, in 1944–1962 it was a suburb of neighboring city of Kadiivka. Brianka became a city in its own right in 1962.[4] A local newspaper has been published in the city since April 1965.[5]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine reports have emerged about Russian soldiers who refused to continue fighting being held captive in the city.[6]
Demographics[7]
Population
As of 2021, the population is 44,987 people.
References
- 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.
- Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республ ике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- Брянка // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.171
- № 2901. «Труд горняка» // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.381
- "'They told us nobody's going to take us home' Russian soldiers held captive in Luhansk region for refusing to fight in Ukraine". Meduza. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- "Home". ukrcensus.gov.ua.
