Ilovaisk (, ; ) is a city in
Khartsyzk municipality,
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
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. The city is ''de facto'' under the
military occupation of Russia and administered by the
Donetsk People's Republic
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.
The city is known as a major regional railroad hub. It was also the site of a
battle
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in the
conflict
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of 2014. The city has a population of , 17,620 (2001).
Battle of Ilovaisk
Starting in mid-April 2014, Russian paramilitaries captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast, including Ilovaisk.
On 19 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the
city centre
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from the Russia-backed militants; fighting for control of other parts of the town continued.
The next morning they claimed they had control over one half of the town with the town divided by a railroad line. On 21 August, heavy fighting for control of the town (according to the
Ukrainian Armed Forces
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"in some districts of Ilovaisk", while the Russia-backed forces claimed they had repelled the Ukrainian military and had surrounded a contingent of Ukrainian troops) continued.
Fighting for control of the town continued over the next days. The Russian Armed Forces retook the city as of 1 September 2014.
Demographics
Native language as of the
Ukrainian Census of 2001:
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Russian 82.6%
*
Ukrainian
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16.8%
*
Armenian
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0.2%
*
Romani
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0.1%
References
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Cities in Donetsk Oblast
Cities of district significance in Ukraine
Populated places established in the Russian Empire
Donetsk Raion
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