Novoluhanske ( uk, Новолуганське; russian: link=no, Новолуганское) 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 ...

Bakhmut Raion Bakhmut Raion ( uk, Бахмутський район, Bakhmutskyi raion) is a raion (district) within the northeastern part of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Bakhmut. Its area is , and its population is approximat ...

(

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) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern

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, at 56.2 km NE from the centre 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 ...

city, on the bank of the

Luhan River The Luhan or Lugan ( uk, Лугань, Luhan, russian: Лугань, Lugan; also known as Luhanka or Luganka, ) is a river in Ukraine, a right tributary of the Seversky Donets, in the basin of the Don. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .

, opposite to

Svitlodarsk Svitlodarsk (, ; ) is a city of district significance in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The city's population is . It is an industrial town, built as the home for the Vuhlehirska power station. In the War in Donbas (t ...

Russo-Ukrainian War

The

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that started in mid-April 2014 has brought along both civilian and military casualties. Since the war started, Novoluhanske was considered no man's land and neither Ukrainian nor separatist forces were permanently stationed there. This situation lasted until January 2017, when the town was captured by the Ukrainian army without resistance. The Ukrainian government has since then been in control of the town, though sporadic fighting continues. Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed near the village on 27 March 2017. On 18 December 2017, about 50 buildings, including a school, a kindergarten and a health post were damaged by an attack on the village of by Grad multiple rocket launchers. Eight people (including a six-year-old girl) were wounded as a result of the attack. On 7 June 2019, two Ukrainian servicemen were killed, four were wounded, and four were injured. On 21 February 2022, a civilian died during a bombardment of Novoluhanske. Infrastructure facilities were damaged by the shelling and the village was left without electricity and heating.Militants fired on Novoluhanske: a civilian was killed, a gas pipeline was cut off

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(21 February 2022) Novoluhanske was reported to have been captured by Russian forces on 25 July 2022, during the

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of the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. ...

Demographics

Reportedly in December 2017 more than 3,700 people lived in Novoluhanske, including over 500 children. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001: *

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— 32.61% *Russian 66.01%

References

{{Bakhmut Raion Rural settlements in Donetsk Oblast