Krasna Hora or Krasna Gora () 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 ...
in
Bakhmut Raion,
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 ...
, eastern
Ukraine
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. The name means "red mountain" and comes from a clay deposit used for production of bricks. It is east of
Paraskoviivka
Paraskoviivka, (, , Belarusian: , Armenian: Պարսկովևկա) also romanized and spelled as Paraskoviyvka, Paraskovyivka, Paraskoviyivka and Paraskoveevka, is a selo (village) in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Eastern Ukraine. The settle ...
and north 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 ...
. Population: Since 2023, it has been under Russian occupation.
History
in 2014, the brick factory was closed, on which the entire economy of the village stood.
The village came under heavy attack by
Russia amid the battles for
Soledar and
Bakhmut during the
Battle of Donbas, part of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine. Geolocated footage indicated that Ukrainian troops withdrew from the settlement on 11 February 2023, giving Russia full control of the village, although this claim couldn't be independently verified by
Reuters
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The agency was estab ...
or other news sites. The
Russian MoD confirmed the capture on 12-13 February 2023.
References
Urban-type settlements in Bakhmut Raion
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