Smile ( uk, Сміле; russian: link=no, Смелое) is a village in Zymohiria urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion (

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, at about 30 km WNW from the centre of Luhansk. The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the

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, that started in 2014. The village stayed under pro-Russian control and is currently situated close to the front line with the

Armed Forces of Ukraine , imports = , exports = , history = , ranks = Military ranks of Ukraine , country=Ukraine The Armed Forces of Ukraine ( uk, Збро́йні си́ли Украї́ни), most commonly known ...

.Militants' shells hit a five-story building in Luhansk region

Ukrayinska Pravda ''Ukrainska Pravda'' ( uk, Українська правда, lit=Ukrainian Truth) is a Ukrainian online newspaper founded by Georgiy Gongadze on 16 April 2000 (the day of the Ukrainian constitutional referendum). Published mainly in Ukraini ...

(9 September 2021)

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{{Luhansk-geo-stub Villages in Alchevsk Raion Zymohiria urban hromada