Spartak ( uk, Спартак; russian: link=no, Спартак) is a village in
Yasynuvata Raion
Yasynuvata Raion ( uk, Ясинуватський район, ) was one of the administrative raions (a ''district'') of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the district was the city of Yasynuvata, whic ...
(
district
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) in
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 ...
of eastern
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas ...
, at about 20 km
NNW from the centre of
Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine loc ...
city. Spartak borders from south-west with the
Donetsk airfield.
From 1986 until 2003 the village was connected to the city
Avdiivka
Avdiivka (, , is a city of regional significance in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. The city is in the center of the region, just north of the city of Donetsk. The large Avdiivka Coke Plant is located in Avdiivka. The city's population is officiall ...
by
a tram line.
The
War in Donbass
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, that started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties.
Demographics
Native language as of the
Ukrainian Census of 2001:
Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua
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*Ukrainian
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* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
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* Som ...
22.8%
*Russian 76.64%
References
External links
Weather forecast for Spartak
Villages in Donetsk Raion
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