Novoselivske ( uk, Новоселівське) is a rural-type settlement in
Kolomyichykha rural hromada,
Svatove Raion,
Luhansk Oblast,
Ukraine. Prior to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, the population was 736. By January 2023, the town had no inhabitants as the population fled.
History
On 1 June 1932, the
state farm
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Komsomolets was created by splitting the state farm Topoli from the nearby village of
Volodymyrivka. Soon afterwards, the village of Novoselivske was created next to the Komsomolets farm. The farm had of land, 4,288 of which were arable land. In 1934, a small herd of 350 cows and a pig farm were brought to Komsomolets. The first director of the farm was a communist named Pestov, the party secretary was Smolyakov, the commissar was M. N. Korzunetsky, and the chief agronomist was N. I. Litovka.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian forces captured Novoselivske around 6 March 2022, with the rest of Svatove Raion. Ukrainian forces led by the
Kraken Regiment
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recaptured the village on 30 December 2022. By 7 February 2023, there were no residents left in the village, and all buildings had been destroyed or seriously damaged.
Luhansk Oblast governor
Serhiy Haidai
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claimed that a Russian sniper shot the last remaining resident in January 2023.
Clashes continued in the village in February. On 5 August 2023, Russia recaptured the village.
References
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1934 establishments in Ukraine
Populated places established in 1934
Villages in Svatove Raion