Zaitseve ( uk, Зайцеве; russian: link=no, Зайцево, Zaytsevo) is an rural settlement in Bakhmut Raion,

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. Population:

History

Pro-Russian forces took the settlement under their control in the beginning of the

War in Donbass 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 ...

, in 2014. Ukrainian forces have the settlement under control since the second half of 2015. The war has brought both civilian and military casualties. The settlement is located near the frontline between Ukrainian forces and 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 ...

in the war in Donbass. It is one of the suburbs of

Horlivka Horlivka ( , ; uk, Го́рлівка ), or Gorlovka (russian: link=no, Горловка ), is a city of regional significance in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. In 2001, the city's population was 292,000, and it was estimated as Economic activit ...

that stayed under Ukrainian army control, unlike Horlivka which is under separatist control since April 2014. To facilitate the administration, the Ukrainian government transferred Zaitseve from the city of Horlivka to Bakhmut Raion, which is under the control of the central government. On February 21, 2022, pro-Russian rebels shelled the town, killing two soldiers. A civilian in the nearby village of

Novoluhanske Novoluhanske ( uk, Новолуганське; russian: link=no, Новолуганское) is an urban-type settlement in Bakhmut Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 56.2 km NE from the centre of Donetsk city, on th ...

, 51 year old Roman Shyrokiy, also died, becoming the war's first civilian casualty in 2022. Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced a condemnation of the incident. Raions of Horlivka

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001: *Russian 93.15% *

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 ...

6.48%

References

External links

SUMMARY INFORMATION FROM АТО – 06.12.2015 (VIDEO)

Media Coverage

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