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Novomaiorske
Novomaiorske ( uk, Новомайорське; russian: link=no, Новомайорское) is a village in Volnovakha Raion ( district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about southwest by west of the centre of Donetsk city. It belongs to Staromlynivka rural hromada, one of the ''hromada''s of Ukraine. History The village came under attack and was occupied by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was regained by Ukrainian forces by the beginning of August the same year. On 5 September 2023, during the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, Ukrainian marine units of 37th Marine Brigade supported by artillery and armored vehicles advanced from north and successfully forded the Shaitanka river, suffering no losses. A few days later they captured the first houses on the outskirts of the village pushing Russian brigades of 37th Rifle, 40th Naval and DPR units back to at least the center of the settlement. See also * Maiorske *Staromaiorske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive
In early June 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine launched a counteroffensive against Russian forces occupying its territory with a long-term goal of breaching the frontlines. Efforts were made in many directions, primarily in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, among others. Planning for a major Ukrainian counteroffensive had begun as early as February 2023, with the original intention being to launch it in the spring. However, various factors, including weather and late weapon deliveries to Ukraine, delayed it to summer, as it had not been deemed safe to progress. Russia had begun preparing for the counteroffensive since November 2022 and had created extensive defensive infrastructure, including ditches, trenches, artillery positions, and landmines intended to slow down the counteroffensive. Ukraine met well-established Russian defenses in the early days of the counteroffensive and have since then deliberately slowed down their pacing in order to assess the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staromaiorske
Staromaiorske ( uk, Старомайорське ; russian: link=no, Старомайорское, Staromayorskoye) is a village in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is situated south of the village of Makarivka and on the opposite side of the Mokri Yaly river from the village of Urozhaine. The population at the 2001 census was 839. History The village was founded in the early 18th century as a Cossack settlement of the Zaporozhian Sich. Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russian forces for over a year. On 27 July 2023, the village was liberated by the 35th Marine Brigade and 7th Battalion Arei of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army of the 129th Kryvyi Rih Defense Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive. According to Reuters, the village was under Ukrainian control as of 31 July 2023. By the end of the fighting, the village was largely " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maiorske
Maiorske () is a village in Ukraine, located in Zakharivka settlement hromada, Rozdilna Raion, Odesa Oblast. In 2001, it had a population of 391. It was founded in 1791. Until 1947, the village was known as Shepterediury ( uk, Шептередюри; ro, Șapte Rediuri). It was located in Zakharivka Raion until 17 July 2020, when that raion was merged into Rozdilna Raion in accordance with nationwide administrative reforms. The landscape reserve - named after the former name of the village - is located nearby, near the border with Moldova. Demographics According to the 1989 Soviet census, the village had a population of 371 people, of whom 159 were men and 212 were women. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, that number had grown to 391. 97.19% of the village's population spoke Ukrainian, and 2.81% spoke Russian.https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/ See also * Staromaiorske * Novomaiorske Novomaiorske ( uk, Новомайорське; russian: link=no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staromlynivka Rural Hromada
Staromlynivka rural hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the village Staromlynivka. The hromada contains 14 settlements, including 11 villages: And 3 rural-type settlements: Kermenchyk, Kliuchove, Volnovakha Raion, Kliuchove, and Novodonetske, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Novodonetske. See also * List of hromadas of Ukraine References {{Donetsk Oblast 2020 establishments in Ukraine Hromadas of Volnovakha Raion Staromlynivka rural hromada, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaitanka (Ukraine)
The Shaitanka or Shaytanka () is a river in southeastern Ukraine. A right tributary of the Mokri Yaly, it flows through the western parts of Donetsk Oblast near the settlements Novodonetske and Novomaiorske. During the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive In early June 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine launched a counteroffensive against Russian forces occupying its territory with a long-term goal of breaching the frontlines. Efforts were made in many directions, primarily ... of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Shaitanka has become a site of fighting, with Ukrainian forces making concerted efforts to cross the river in September 2023. References Rivers of Donetsk Oblast {{Ukraine-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Census (2001)
The Ukrainian Census of 2001 is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.In 2021, there will most likely be no all-Ukrainian census - Minister (21 April 2020) The next Ukrainian census was planned to be held in 2011 but has been repeatedly postponed [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An estimated 8 million Ukrainians were displaced within their country by late May and 7.8 million fled the country by 8 November 2022, while Russia, within five weeks of the invasion, experienced its greatest emigration since the 1917 October Revolution. Following the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, Russia annexed Crimea, and Russian-backed paramilitaries seized part of the Donbas region of south-eastern Ukraine, which consists of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, sparking a regional war. In March 2021, Russia began a large military build-up along its border with Ukraine, eventually amassing up to 190,000 troops and their equipment. Despite the build-up, denials of plans to invade or attack Ukraine were issued by various Russian gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institute For The Study Of War
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is a United States–based think tank founded in 2007 by Kimberly Kagan, providing research and analysis regarding issues of defense and foreign affairs. It has produced reports on the Syrian War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War, "focusing on military operations, enemy threats, and political trends in diverse conflict zones". It currently publishes daily reports on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. ISW was founded in response to the stagnation of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, with core funding provided by a group of defense contractors. According to a mission statement on its website, ISW aims to provide "real-time, government-independent, and open-source analysis of ongoing military operations and insurgent attacks". ISW currently operates as a nonprofit organization, supported in part by contributions from defense contractors [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donetsk People's Republic
The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a Territorial dispute, disputed entity created by Russian people's militias in Ukraine, Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, which claims Donetsk Oblast. It began as a Secession, breakaway state (2014–2022) and was then Annexation, annexed by Russia in 2022. The city of Donetsk is the claimed capital city. 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, Pro-Russian unrest erupted in the Donbas region in response to the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity. In April 2014, armed pro-Russian separatists seized government buildings and declared the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) as sovereign state, independent states, which received no International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Naval Infantry Brigade
The 40th Independent Krasnodarsko-Kharbinsky Twice Red Banner Naval Infantry Brigade is a brigade of the Russian Naval Infantry. It is based in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy in the Russian Far East and has the Military Unit Number (v/ch) 10103. It is part of the North-East Group of Troops and Forces, a joint command directed by the headquarters of the Navy's Kamchatka Flotilla. History The brigade has a rather unusual history, in that it can trace its origins to a Red Army division formed in 1918, which became best known as the 22nd Rifle Division (not to be confused with the 22nd Guards Rifle Division). Historical names 2nd Infantry DivisionNikolayevsky Infantry Division30th Nikolayevsky Soviet Infantry Division3rd Independent Naval Infantry Regiment40th Independent Naval Infantry Brigade40th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade22nd Motor Rifle Division22nd Rifle Division Early history The division was first formed on 22 September 1918, as the 2nd Infantry Division. It was based on guerr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
37th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
The 37th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Don Cossack Budapest Red Banner Order of the Red Star Brigade named after Ye. A. Shchadenko is a motor rifle brigade of the Russian Ground Forces ( Military Unit Number 69647). It is stationed at Kyakhta in Buryatia, part of the 36th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District. The brigade fought in the War in Donbas and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Components Due to its location in Kiakhta in Buryatia, this brigade has a high percentage of Buryat and other ethnic minority servicemen, many of whom adhere to Tibetan Buddhism. As a result, by 2021 it was the only Russian military unit with a Buddhist lama serving as a military chaplain. The brigade included more than 200 tracked vehicles and more than 100 wheeled vehicles in 2013. According to 2015 data, the brigade was equipped with 40 T-72B3, 1 T-72BK, 120 BMP-2, 15 MT-LB, 18 BM 2B17-1 Tornado-G, 36 2S3M Akatsiya 152mm howitzers, 18 120mm mortar 2S12 Sani, 6 100&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
37th Marine Brigade (Ukraine)
The 37th Separate Marine Brigade ( uk, 37-ма окрема бригада морської піхоти, translit=37-ma okrema bryhada morsʹkoyi pikhoty; 37 ОБрМП, unit number A0216), is a marine infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Marine Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The brigade was part of the Ukrainian Navy until 23 May 2023. History The brigade was formed on January 12, 2023 as part of an expansion to the Ukrainian Naval Infantry which saw the creation of four other new marine brigades. The 37th was established from a battalion of the 79th Air Assault Brigade (Ukraine), 79th Air Assault Brigade and veteran officers from the 36th Marine Brigade. The unit has been outfitted with a mix of both new western supplied equipment, and old soviet stockpiles. This includes Canadian Roshel Senators, British Cougar (MRAP), Mastiffs French AMX-10 RCs and old soviet towed artillery and small arms. The unit was first reported in active combat in Novodonetske, Volnovakha Raion, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
