Olenivka ( uk, Оленівка; russian: link=no, Оленовка) 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 ...
in
Kalmiuske Raion
Kalmiuske Raion ( uk, Кальміуський район, Kalmiuskyi raion, russian: Кальмиусский район, Kalmiussky rayon) is a prospective raion (district) of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was formally created in July 2020 as part ...
,
Donetsk Oblast
The Donetsk Oblast ( ukr, Донецька область, Donetska oblast, ), also referred to as Donechchyna ( ukr, Донеччина, links=no), is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 mill ...
, 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 ...
, 20.5 km southwest from the center of the city of
Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: Names of European cities in different languages (C–D), cities' alternat ...
. It had a population of
History
Beginning in April 2014, the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and war in the Donbas has brought both civilian and military casualties.
Since 2014, the town is controlled by the separatist
Donetsk People's Republic
The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a Territorial ...
.
See also
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Olenivka prison explosion
On 29 July 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a building housing Ukrainian prisoners of war in a Russian-operated prison in Molodizhne, Donetsk Oblast, Molodizhne near Olenivka, Kalmiuske Raion, Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast, was destroyed ...
, 29 July 2022
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Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War
This page provides information on the most recently known control of localities in Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014 and escalated with the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. It includes all larger localities across ...
References
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Weather forecast for Olenivka
Urban-type settlements in Kalmiuske Raion
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