Katerynivka ( uk, Катеринівка; russian: link=no, Катериновка) is a village in
Sievierodonetsk Raion (
district) in
Luhansk Oblast of eastern
Ukraine. The village came under control of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic in June 2022.
The
War in Donbass
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
, that started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties.
In this war the village was located in a "gray zone" between Ukrainian forces and forces loyal to the
Luhansk People's Republic until on 4 February 2018 the
Ukrainian army took the village under its control.
Demographics
In 2001 the settlement had 484 inhabitants. Native language as of the
Ukrainian Census of 2001:
Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua
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* Ukrainian — 74.36%
*Russian — 25.84%
References
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Villages in Sievierodonetsk Raion