Svitlodarsk (, ; ) is a city of district significance in

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 ...

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 ...

(

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) of

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. The city's population is . It is an

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town, built as the home for the Vuhlehirska power station. In the

War in Donbas War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

(that started in the spring of 2014) the city was near the frontline with 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 ...

.Ukraine forces in Svitlodarsk try to learn what's coming next in Russia's war

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(23 August 2015) Because of the conflict, the number of residents has shrunk to a few thousand. On 24 May 2022, during the

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, the city was captured by Russian forces as part of the Battle of Donbas.

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:ukrcensus.gov.ua
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Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

– 75.0% *

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

– 24.6% * Belarusian – 0.1% *

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

– 0.1%

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Cities in Donetsk Oblast Bakhmut Raion Populated places established in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Cities of district significance in Ukraine * {{Donetsk-geo-stub

Demographics

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