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Opytne, Yasynuvata Raion
Opytne ( uk, Опитне; russian: link=no, Опытное) is a village in Pokrovsk Raion (Raions of Ukraine, district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about Points of the compass#Compass point names, NW from the center of Donetsk city and at about north from the Donetsk International Airport, Donetsk airfield. History Starting mid-April 2014 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists 2014 insurgency in Donbass, captured several towns and cities across in Donetsk and Luhansk Districts; since 6 November 2014 Opytne was fully under Ukrainian control. The village became one of the frontlines of the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbass. On 24 November 2016 one Ukrainian serviceman was killed by a sniper in the village. In late 2019 less than 50 people lived in Opytne, while almost all of the village had been damaged or destroyed. As of November 2021, only 38 remain. On November 11, 2022 as a result of battles with the Semyonovsky Life Guards ... [...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] |
War In Donbas (2014–2022)
The War in Donbas, russian: Война на Донбассе was an armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine, part of the broader Russo-Ukrainian War. In March 2014, immediately following the Euromaidan protest movement and subsequent Revolution of Dignity, protests by pro-Russian, anti-government separatist groups arose in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine, collectively called the Donbas. These demonstrations began around the same time as Russia's annexation of Crimea, and were part of wider pro-Russian protests across southern and eastern Ukraine. Declaring the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR, respectively), armed Russian-backed separatist groups seized government buildings throughout the Donbas, leading to armed conflict with Ukrainian government forces. Ukraine launched a military counter-offensive against pro-Russian forces in April 2014, called the "Anti-Terrorist Operation" (ATO) from 2014 until it was renamed the "Joint Forces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice News
Vice News (stylized as VICE News) is Vice Media's current affairs channel, producing daily documentary essays and video through its website and YouTube channel. It promotes itself on its coverage of "under-reported stories". Vice News was created in December 2013 and is based in New York City, though it has bureaus worldwide. History Before Vice News was founded, ''Vice'' published news documentaries and news reports from around the world through its YouTube channel alongside other programs. ''Vice'' had reported on events such as crime in Venezuela, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, protests in Turkey, the North Korean and Iranian regimes, the Uyghur genocide, and the Syrian Civil War through their own YouTube channel and website. After the creation of Vice News as a separate division, its reporting greatly increased with worldwide coverage starting immediately with videos published on YouTube and articles on its website daily. In December 2013, Vice Media expanded its in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC World News
BBC World News is an international English-language pay television network, operated under the ''BBC Global News Limited'' division of the BBC, which is a public corporation of the UK government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. According to its corporate PR, the combined seven channels of the Global News operations have the largest audience market share among all of its rivals, with an estimated 99 million viewers weekly in 2016/2017, part of the estimated 121 million weekly audience of all its operations. Launched on 11 March 1991 as BBC World Service Television outside Europe, its name was changed to BBC World on 16 January 1995 and to BBC World News on 21 April 2008. It broadcasts news bulletins, documentaries, lifestyle programmes and interview shows. Unlike the BBC's domestic channels, it is owned and operated by BBC Global News Ltd, part of the BBC's commercial group of companies, and is funded by subscription and advertising revenues, not by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
36th Marine Brigade
The 36th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilynsky () The Brigade was formed in 2015 on the basis of units withdrawn from the occupied Crimea – 1st and 501st Marine Battalion, which were previously part of Ukrainian 36th Coast Guard Brigade. The brigade participated in the Donbas war since its formation, primarily in Mariupol direction. In February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the majority of the brigade was located in Mariupol. Establishment On 20 July 2015, less than a year following the evacuation of Ukrainian forces from Crimea, the 36th Separate Marine Brigade was formed from military units which had remained loyal to Ukraine following the peninsula's annexation by Russia. The brigade's first commander was Dmytro Deliatytskyi, who had formerly commanded the 1st Separate Marine Battalion. 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the 501st battalion of the brigade was, along with the Azov Regiment, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
59th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)
The 59th Motorized Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade was activated on 8 December 2014 in the city of Haisyn in Vinnytsia Oblast and took command of three volunteer Territorial defence battalions (Ukraine), territorial defence battalions. On 24 August 2015, Independence Day of Ukraine, Ukraine's Independence Day, the brigade received its Military colours, standards and guidons, flag and became fully operational. The brigade fought in the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas and will become a mechanized formation in the future. History On 8 December 2016, the commander of Operational Command South named 59th brigade the best Ukrainian motorized brigade according to 2015 summary. On 20 January 2018, the brigade's units returned to garrison in Haisyn from frontlines. They were deployed in the combat zone in Donbas in the Pryazovia, Priazovia region since May 2017. Between 24 February – 2 March 2022, the brigade fought in the Battle of Kherso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamianka, Pokrovsk Raion
Kamianka ( uk, Кам'янка; russian: link=no, Каменка) is a rural settlement in Pokrovsk Raion ( district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at north-northwest from the centre of Donetsk city. The War in Donbas, which started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties. 2022 Invasion of Ukraine The town became a site of renewed fighting during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine due to its proximity to Avdiivka. Demographics Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001: *Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ... — 36.4% *Russian — 63.6% References External links Weather forecast for Kamianka Villages in Pokrovsk Raion {{Donetsk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avdiivka
Avdiivka (, , is a city of regional significance in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. The city is in the center of the region, just north of the city of Donetsk. The large Avdiivka Coke Plant is located in Avdiivka. The city's population is officially estimated as ; in January 2017, BBC News estimated that the population ranged between 16,000 and 22,000. As of 3 August, 2022, only 2,500 people, or 10% of the city's pre-war population, remained in Avdiivka according to Vitalii Barabash, head of the city's military–civilian administration. Avdiivka is within the claimed boundaries of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic, and it has seen fighting as part of the War in Donbas and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. History The presence of nomadic people in the area of Avdiivka dates back to at least the 9th to 13th centuries, as evidenced by a stone sculpture (or ''baba'') that was discovered in a mound. Avdiivka is one of the oldest settlements in Donetsk region. The first sett ... [...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] |
Armed Forces Of Ukraine
, imports = , exports = , history = , ranks = Military ranks of Ukraine , country=Ukraine The Armed Forces of Ukraine ( uk, Збро́йні си́ли Украї́ни), most commonly known in Ukraine as ZSU ( uk, ЗСУ) or anglicized as AFU, are the military forces of Ukraine. All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces, are under the command of the president of Ukraine and subject to oversight by a permanent Verkhovna Rada parliamentary commission. The modern armed forces were formed in 1991 and consisted of three former Soviet Armed Forces military districts stationed in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Ukraine's armed forces are composed of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, the Ukrainian Air Force, the Ukrainian Navy, the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces and the Special Operations Forces. Ukraine's navy includes its own Ukrainian Naval Infantry, as well as Ukrainian Naval Aviation. The Territorial Defen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparta Battalion
The Sparta Battalion (russian: батальон «Спарта») is a Russian separatist military unit of the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine. It has been fighting against the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbas War and the 2022 Russian invasion. Formed in 2014, it was initially led by the Russian-born Arsen Pavlov (callsign "Motorola") until his death in October 2016, and then by Vladimir Zhoga (, callsign "Vokha"), from Sloviansk, until his death in March 2022. The battalion took part in the Battle of Ilovaisk and Second Battle of Donetsk Airport and several others. According to ''Foreign Policy'', the Sparta Battalion has "a reputation for ruthlessness". It has committed war crimes in the Donbas. The battalion flies the black-yellow-white flag of the Russian Empire and, according to the European Eye on Radicalization, the unit "uses a combination of symbols of the Spartan military culture, well-known drivers of the far-right, and from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Army Corps (Russia)
The 1st Donetsk Army Corps (Russian: 1-й Донецкий армейский корпус) is a military formation of the Russian Ground Forces as part of the Southern Military District, formerly a militia of the 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 .... It was officially incorporated into the Russian Federation on 31 December 2022, after Russia annexed the occupied territory of Donetsk. Structure * 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade "Slavyansk" ( Military Unit Number (MUN) 00100) * 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade "Oplot" (MUN 08805) * 95th Motorized Rifle Brigade * 110th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (MUN 08826) (formerly 100th Motorized Rifle Brigade) * 114th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (MUN 08818) (formerly 11th Motor Rifle Regiment) * 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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