Vuhledar urban hromada () is a

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

of Ukraine, located in

Volnovakha Raion Volnovakha Raion ( uk, Волноваський район, ) is one of the 18 administrative raions (a ''district'') of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the district is located in the city of Volnov ...

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 ...

. Its administrative center is the city

Vuhledar Vuhledar (, ; , , transcribed Ugledar; both names meaning 'gift of coal', referring to its coal mining industry) is a City of regional significance (Ukraine), city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast (oblast, province) of Ukraine. Its popula ...

Extent and composition

It has an area of and a population of 25,980, as of 2020. The hromada contains 15 settlements: 1 city (

) and 14 villages:

History

A May 2023 report by ReliefWeb stated that as a result of the

Battle of Vuhledar The battle of Vuhledar is an ongoing military engagement, part of the Battle of Donbas (2022–present), battle of Donbas during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, around the town of Vuhledar in western Donetsk Oblast, near the pre-invasion line o ...

during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Vuhledar urban hromada had only 1,100 civilians left out of a pre-war population of 26,000. Most of the civilians are elderly, and all services like food, water, electricity, and healthcare are nonexistent.

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{{Donetsk Oblast Hromadas of Volnovakha Raion 2020 establishments in Ukraine States and territories established in 2020 *

Extent and composition

History

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