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Berezove ( uk, Березове; russian: link=no, Берёзовое) is a village in
Volnovakha Raion
Volnovakha Raion ( uk, Волноваський район, ) is one of the 18 administrative raions (a ''district'') of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the district is located in the city of Volnov ...
(
district) in
Donetsk Oblast
The Donetsk Oblast ( ukr, Донецька область, Donetska oblast, ), also referred to as Donechchyna ( ukr, Донеччина, links=no), is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 mill ...
of eastern
Ukraine, at about southwest (
SW) of the centre of
Donetsk city. It belongs to Vuhledar urban ''hromada'', one of the ''
hromada
A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...
''s of Ukraine.
The
War in Donbas, that started in mid-April 2014, brought both civilian and military casualties. In a clash between Ukrainian and pro-Russian troops, that took place near the village on 10 November 2014, three Ukrainian servicemen were
killed and three others wounded. A 30-year-old female civilian was killed by explosion of a
booby trap
A booby trap is a device or setup that is intended to kill, harm or surprise a human or another animal. It is triggered by the presence or actions of the victim and sometimes has some form of bait designed to lure the victim towards it. The trap m ...
near the village on 8 September 2015. Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed near the village on 11 March 2017.
Demographics
Native language as of the
Ukrainian Census of 2001:
*
Ukrainian 73.57%
*Russian 25.91%
*
Greek 0.35%
*
Belarusian
Belarusian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Belarus
* Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent
* A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus
* Belarusian language
* Belarusian culture
* Belarusian cuisine
* Byelor ...
0.17%
References
External links
Weather forecast for Berezove
Villages in Volnovakha Raion
Vuhledar urban hromada
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