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Novosvitlivka, Luhansk Oblast

Novosvitlivka, Luhansk Oblast

Novosvitlivka (Ukrainian: Новосві́тлівка; Russian: Новосветловка, Novosvetlovka) is a rural settlement in Molodohvardiisk urban hromada, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine. The settlement is on the main LuhanskKrasnodon highway, between Khryashchuvate and Izvaryne. Population: 3,648 (2022 estimate), 3,711 (2013 est.).

Since 2014, Krasnodon Raion, including Novosvitlivka, has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR / LNR). Following the 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Russia has claimed the settlement as part of their LNR / LPR.