Zhdanivka or Zhdanovka (, ; ) is a
city of regional significance in the ''de facto''
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 ...
; ''de jure''
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 ...
,
Ukraine. The city has a population of
History
Starting Mid-April 2014
pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast; including Zhdanivka. On 16 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists.
On 20 September 2014, Ukrainian troops left the city due to the threat of encirclement. Since then, it has remained under control of the DPR.
Demographics
As of the
Ukrainian Census of 2001:
;Ethnicity
* Ukrainians: 48.3%
* Russians: 47.4%
* Belarusians: 1.4%
; Language
*
Russian: 88.05%
*
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 ...
: 10.94%
*
Armenian: 0.35%
*
Belarusian
Belarusian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Belarus
* Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent
* A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus
* Belarusian language
* Belarusian culture
* Belarusian cuisine
* Byelor ...
: 0.29%
References
Cities in Donetsk Oblast
Populated places established in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Cities of regional significance in Ukraine
Horlivka Raion
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