Novodonetske (; ) is a rural settlement in the
Volnovakha Raion
Volnovakha Raion ( uk, Волноваський район, ) is one of the 18 administrative raions (a ''district'') of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the district is located in the city of Volnov ...
,
Donetsk Oblast
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(
province) of eastern Ukraine.
History
The village was occupied by
Russian forces
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during the
Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
On 5 September 2023, during the
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
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, after several days of artillery preparations the
Ukrainian Armed Forces made an attempt to break through Russian defense lines north of the village, using a large number of armored vehicles. The
37th Separate Marine Brigade made an amphibious landing across the
Shaitanka river, and struck directly at the Russian fortifications.
Demographics
In the
2001 Ukrainian census
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Ukrainian
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and 19.88% spoke
Russian.
References
Rural settlements in Volnovakha Raion
Staromlynivka rural hromada
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