Uzhivka, Donetsk Oblast
Uzhivka
Ужівка | |
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  Uzhivka Location of Uzhivka within Ukraine .svg) Uzhivka Uzhivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°08′35″N 37°51′21″E / 47.143056°N 37.855833°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province | Donetsk Oblast |
| District | Novoazovsk Raion |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 136 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 87651 |
| Area code | +380 6296 |
Uzhivka (Ukrainian: Ужі́вка;[1] Russian: Ужовка), also known as Leninske (Ukrainian: Ленінське; Russian: Ленинское) is a village in Novoazovsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine at 122.2 km SSE from the centre of Donetsk city, at 22.6 km WNW from Novoazovsk.
History
[edit]The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014.[2] In 2021, it was the site of a shootout during the Sakhanka and Uzhivka killings.
Demographics
[edit]In 2001 the settlement had 136 inhabitants. Native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[3]
- Ukrainian: 54.56%
- Russian: 14.71%
References
[edit]- ^ "Декоммунизация: в Донецкой области переименованы поселки и города". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Новости дня: ДНР преподнесла Порошенко своё видение проведения выборов на Донбассе. Полный текст - 13.05.2015 сегодня". Dialog.ua. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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