Bohoiavlenka
Bohoiavlenka
Богоявленка | |
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.svg)  Bohoiavlenka Bohoiavlenka shown within Ukraine  Bohoiavlenka Bohoiavlenka (Donetsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 47°51′49″N 37°12′54″E / 47.86361°N 37.21500°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Volnovakha Raion |
| Hromada | Vuhledar urban hromada |
| Founded | 1836 |
| Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 1,490 |
| Postal code | 85643 |
| Area code | +380 6278 |
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Bohoiavlenka (Ukrainian: Богоявленка) is a village in Vuhledar urban hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 14 kilometers from Vuhledar.[2] The population was 1,490 in the 2001 Ukrainian census.[1]
History
[edit]Under the Soviet Union, the village was the centre of a collective farm, led by Hero of Socialist Labour Dmitry Chernobay.[3]
From 1966[3] to 2004, the village was named Dobroville.
Russo-Ukrainian War
[edit]The village has been shelled repeatedly throughout the Russian invasion of Ukraine. By December 2023, due to evacuation, the population had decreased to around 200. A local resident reported a lack of gas in the village and the continual deliverance of humanitarian aid to the population.[2]
On 27 October 2024, the village was captured by Russian forces.[4]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the population of the village was 1,490 of which 92.89% stated Ukrainian to be their native language, 6.58% stated their native language to be Russian, and 0.34% to be Armenian.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua". ukrcensus.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b Doroshenko, Anastasia; Slabinska, Yulia (2 December 2023). "700 людей з 23 тисяч. Як живуть люди у селах Вугледарської громади поблизу лінії фронту" [700 people out of 23 thousand. How people live in the villages of the Vuhledar community near the front line]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian).
- ^ a b "Чернобай Дмитрий Миронович" [Chernobay Dmitry Mironovich]. warheroes.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Harward, Christina; Gasparyan, Davit; Wolkov, Nicole; Trotter, Nate; Hird, Karolina; Barros, George (27 October 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 27, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
Geolocated footage posted on October 27 indicates that Russian forces seized Bohoyavlenka
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