Khryashchuvate

Khryashchuvate (Ukrainian: Хрящувате; Russian: Хрящеватое) is an urban-type settlement south-east of Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, Donbas. [1]

Khryashchuvate
Хрящувате
Khryashchuvate is located in Luhansk Oblast
Khryashchuvate
Khryashchuvate
Khryashchuvate is located in Ukraine
Khryashchuvate
Khryashchuvate
Coordinates: 48°30′50″N 25°33′13″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
RaionLuhansk Raion
Founded1951
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total1,216
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code+380 06435

Since 2014, Krasnodon Raion, including Khryashchuvate, has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR / LNR).[2] Following the 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Russia has claimed the settlement as part of their LNR / LPR.

The Novosvitlivka refugee convoy attack occurred near the settlement in mid-2014, with refugees fleeing the War in Donbas. The Ukrainian Army retreated from the settlement, after fierce fighting, in late August 2014.[3]

The settlement came to the attention of global media in 2015 due to the extent of destruction there.[4]

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.