Vodiane or Vodyane (Ukrainian: Водяне) is a small village located in

Pokrovsk Raion Pokrovsk Raion ( uk, Покровський район, Pokrovskyi raion; russian: Покровский район, Pokrovsky rayon), is a raion (district) within Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Pokrovsk. Its area i ...

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 ...

. In 2001, the population was 319 persons and the elevation is 177m. Up until 2020, the village was part of the

Yasynuvata Raion Yasynuvata Raion ( uk, Ясинуватський район, ) was one of the administrative raions (a ''district'') of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the district was the city of Yasynuvata, which ...

, until it was merged into the Pokrovsk Raion.

History

War in Donbas

Since 2014, during the war in Donbas, there have been hostilities in the vicinity of the village. Chapter 21 of Olena Bilozerska's book "Diary of an Illegal Soldier" is devoted to the battle for Vodiane on 19 July 2014.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Vodiane's status remained contested as skirmishes and battles commenced in the village's surrounding areas, particularly in the zone west of Avdiivka. By 3 April 2024, most of the village had been captured by Russian forces, with only the extreme western portion near

Pervomaiske Pervomaiske () is a Ukrainian toponym. Places with the name include: * Pervomaiske, Crimea * Pervomaiske, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast * Pervomaiske, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast * Pervomaiske, Mykolaiv Oblast * Pervomaiske, Odesa Oblast The ...

being still contested. On 5 April 2024, the Russian Ministry of Defence stated that Russian forces had captured Vodiane, amid ongoing clashes near Pervomaiske. The claim could not be independently verified at the time.

Population

According to the 2001 census, the population of the village was 319 people, of whom 19.75% indicated

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as their mother tongue and 80.25% as Russian.

References

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