Karlivka () or Karlovka () is a village in

Pokrovsk Raion Pokrovsk Raion (; ) is a raion (district) within Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Pokrovsk. It has an area of and its population is approximately An architectural monument in the raion is the Petropavlovs'ka Chu ...

Donetsk Oblast Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though d ...

in eastern

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. It lies approximately 10 miles west of

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capita ...

, adjacent to Highway M04, on the southern side of the Karlivske Reservoir. Its population in 2001 was 414 people. Karlovka 23 May 2014

On May 23, 2014, Karlivka saw

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between the Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists as part of the

2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine From the end of February 2014, in the aftermath of the Euromaidan and the Revolution of Dignity, which resulted in the ousting of Russian-leaning Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, demonstrations by Russian-backed, pro-Russian, and anti ...

.(23 May 2014)
Ukrainian forces clash with separatists, at least two dead
Reuters(23 May 2014)
Eastern Ukraine: Aftermath of 'fatal gun battle'
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'' On 23 July 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the village from the pro-Russian separatists. On 30 August 2024, the settlement was captured as part of Russia's

Pokrovsk offensive The Pokrovsk offensive is an ongoing military operation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces with the primary goal of capturing the strategic city of Pokrovsk in western Donetsk Oblast. Fighting increased with the Ru ...

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Villages in Pokrovsk Raion Yekaterinoslav Governorate Former German settlements in Donetsk Oblast Novohrodivka urban hromada {{Donetsk-geo-stub