Zavitne Bazhannia ( uk, Заві́тне Бажа́ння; russian: Завитне Бажання, Zavitne Bazhannya) is a village (
selo) 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 ...
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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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Ukraine. It belongs to the
Staromlynivka rural hromada
Staromlynivka rural hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the village Staromlynivka.
The hromada contains 14 settlements, including 11 villages:
And 3 rural-type settle ...
, one of the
hromadas of Ukraine. It is located south of
Velyka Novosilka.
History
During the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, Zavitne Bazhannia was occupied by
Russia.
On 7 November 2022, there were reports that 21
Russian mobilized conscripts who had
refused to fight in Ukraine were being "held captive" in a basement in Zavitne Bazhannia. According to letters written by the wives and mothers of the servicemen, eight or more of the men had official exemptions from service, yet still had been sent to the warzone "without appropriate training".
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Later in the war, during the ]2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
In early June 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine launched a counteroffensive against Russian forces occupying its territory with a long-term goal of breaching the frontlines. Efforts were made in many directions, primarily ...
, on 8 June 2023 Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian TOS-1A rocket launcher system just to the north of Zavitne Bazhannia.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Census, Zavitne Bazhannia has a population of 513. 87.91% of residents were native Ukrainian speakers, 11.7% were native Russian speakers and 0.19% were native Armenian speakers.
References
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Villages in Volnovakha Raion
Staromlynivka rural hromada