Ivanivske (), known as Krasne () before 2016, is a small town ( selo) in eastern

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, located in Bakhmut Raion,

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. It is located west of

Bakhmut Bakhmut ( uk, Ба́хмут, ) is a city in the Donbas and the administrative centre of Bakhmut Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the Bakhmutka River, about 89 km north of Donetsk city, the administrative center of the o ...

History

Ivanivske was founded in the 18th century as a dacha of

by Protopope Ivan Lukyanov. The protopope was known for his spiritual leadership, and many

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came to his farm to work for the sake of spiritual salvation. In 1776, the lands of the farm were given to Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Vasylyovych Shabelsky, who founded the settlement of Ivanivka on his new possessions. The village continued to grow, and by 1859, it had 667 residents, 87 farmsteads, an Orthodox church, a factory, and three fairs a year. By 1886, the population had grown to 767, with 135 farmsteads, an Orthodox church, a bench, and two fairs a year. In 1908, the village had 1,473 residents. According to records, as a result of the

Holodomor The Holodomor ( uk, Голодомо́р, Holodomor, ; derived from uk, морити голодом, lit=to kill by starvation, translit=moryty holodom, label=none), also known as the Terror-Famine or the Great Famine, was a man-made famin ...

, 52 residents of Ivanivske died. The village's history is also intertwined with the burial mounds of the Bronze Age, which are located near the village. On 7 February 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, fighting took place near the village. It is on the frontline of the ongoing Battle of Bakhmut.

Demographics

According to the

2001 Ukrainian census 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.

, the village had a population of 1732, of whom 62.7% spoke

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, 36.66% spoke Russian, and 0.64% spoke other languages.

References

External links

Villages in Bakhmut Raion Commons category link is on Wikidata Bakhmut urban hromada {{Bakhmut Raion