Karlivka ( uk, Карлівка; russian: Карловка, ) is a village in

Marinka Raion Marinka Raion ( uk, Мар'їнський район; russian: Марьинский район) was a raion (district) of Donetsk Oblast (province) located in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Marinka. The raion was abo ...

of Donetsk Oblast in eastern

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 lies approximately 10 miles west of

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine loca ...

, adjacent to Highway M04, on the southern side of the Karlivske Reservoir. Its population in 2001 was 414 people. Karlovka 23 May 2014

On May 23, 2014, Karlivka saw

fighting Combat ( French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent conflict meant to physically harm or kill the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed ( not using weapons). Combat is sometimes resorted to as a method of self-defense, or ...

between the Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists as part of the

2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine From the end of February 2014, demonstrations by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place in major cities across the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity, which resulted in the succe ...

.(23 May 2014)
Ukrainian forces clash with separatists, at least two dead
Reuters(23 May 2014)
Eastern Ukraine: Aftermath of 'fatal gun battle'
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'' On 23 July 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the village from the pro-Russian separatists.

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Villages in Pokrovsk Raion Yekaterinoslav Governorate Former German settlements in Donetsk Oblast {{Donetsk-geo-stub