Novomaiorske ( uk, Новомайорське; russian: link=no, Новомайорское) is a village in
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 ...
(
district) in
Donetsk Oblast
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of eastern
Ukraine, at about
southwest by west of the centre of
Donetsk city. It belongs to
Staromlynivka rural hromada
Staromlynivka rural hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the village Staromlynivka.
The hromada contains 14 settlements, including 11 villages:
And 3 rural-type settle ...
, one of the ''
hromada
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''s of Ukraine.
History
The village came under
attack
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and was occupied by
Russian forces
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in 2022, during the
Russian invasion of Ukraine,
and was regained by
Ukrainian forces by the beginning of August the same year.
On 5 September 2023, during the
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
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, Ukrainian marine units of
37th Marine Brigade supported by artillery and armored vehicles advanced from north and successfully forded the
Shaitanka river, suffering no losses. A few days later they captured the first houses on the outskirts of the village pushing Russian brigades of
37th Rifle,
40th Naval and
DPR units back to at least the center of the settlement.
See also
*
Maiorske
*
Staromaiorske
Staromaiorske ( uk, Старомайорське ; russian: link=no, Старомайорское, Staromayorskoye) is a village in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is situated south of the village of Makarivka and on the opp ...
References
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Villages in Volnovakha Raion
Staromlynivka rural hromada