Blahodatne ( uk, Благодатне) is an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. It belongs to

Olhynka settlement hromada Olhynka settlement hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast The Donetsk Oblast ( ukr, Донецька область, Donetska oblast, ), also referred to as Donechchyna ( ukr, Донеччина, lin ...

, 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. Population: It has been controlled by Russia since february.

History

Blagodatne was founded in 1840. During the Ukrainian War of Independence, fierce battles took place near the settlement between Bolshevik forces and the

Volunteer Army The Volunteer Army (russian: Добровольческая армия, translit=Dobrovolcheskaya armiya, abbreviated to russian: Добрармия, translit=Dobrarmiya) was a White Army active in South Russia during the Russian Civil War from ...

led by Pyotr Wrangel. In 1853, local residents built the first wooden temple in dedication to the

Annunciation of the Virgin Mary The Annunciation (from Latin '), also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the biblical tale of the announcement by the ange ...

. The church served the community until it was closed by the Soviet regime in 1961, and converted into a dance club and library. The community fought to keep the church open, and it was finally restored to a working condition in the 1990s, after the dawn of Ukrainian independence. The church is an atypical representative of classical architecture, with a single-seat cruciform central-domed building and a restored belfry. The church can be reached by car or intercity transport and is located in the center of the village. In 1920, a KNS was created. During the Soviet times, the settlement had the central manor of the "Road to Communism" collective farm, which was known for its meat and dairy livestock breeding, as well as its production of cereals, such as

winter wheat Winter wheat (usually ''Triticum aestivum'') are strains of wheat that are planted in the autumn to germinate and develop into young plants that remain in the vegetative phase during the winter and resume growth in early spring. Classification ...

. In 1938, Blagodatne was granted the status of an urban-type settlement. On November 7, 2014, during the War in Donbas, Ukrainian border guards repelled an attack by a group of armed men near Blahodatne. The incident took place around midnight, when the movement of 12 armed men was detected using a thermal imager. After several warning shots were fired, fire was opened to defeat the enemy, who then retreated. In November 2022, Ukrainian military forces retook the village of Blahodatne from the Russian-backed forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed to have repelled an attack on Blahodatne and 13 other settlements in the eastern part of the Donetsk region. Meanwhile, in January 2023, the Russian-aligned Wagner Group private military group claimed to have taken control of the village. The exact line of contact in the Donetsk region was unclear due to the heat of the fighting, especially in the town of Bakhmut where some of the heaviest fighting was taking place. In response, Ukraine won promises of Western battle tanks and was seeking fighter jets and long-range missiles to push back against Russian and pro-Moscow forces. The situation along the front line in the Donetsk region was described as challenging, with 17 people wounded and 4 civilians killed in Russian attacks on the region prior to its alleged liberation. On January 29, 2023 PMC Wagner troops claimed to have conquered the town.

Geography

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Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua

References

{{Authority control Urban-type settlements in Volnovakha Raion