Bakhmutske

Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Bakhmutske Бахмутське
Village
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48°39′37″N 38°05′59″E / 48.660278°N 38.099722°E / 48.660278; 38.099722
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Bakhmut Raion
Hromada	Soledar urban hromada
Area
• Total	2.932 km² (1.132 sq mi)
Elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Population (2001 census)^[1]
• Total	784
• Density	270/km² (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	84546
Area code	+380 6274

Bakhmutske (Ukrainian: Бахмутське; Russian: Бахмутское, romanized: Bakhmutskoye) is a village in Bakhmut Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, located about 83.3 kilometres (51.8 mi) north-northeast from the centre of the city of Donetsk. It belongs to Soledar urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has been occupied by Russia since December 2022.

The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[2] Ukrainian forces were reportedly pushed out of much of the village during a local Russian offensive against Soledar on 26 December. Bakhmutske was effectively captured by Russian forces on 27 December.^[3]

References

^ "Distribution of the population by native language on ukrcensus.gov.ua". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 7". ISW. Retrieved 11 September 2022. The Ukrainian General Staff also reported Russian attacks near Vesela Dolyna (5km southeast of Bakhmut) and the Soledar-Bakhmutske area (10km northeast of Bakhmut)
^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 27". The Institute for the Study of War. 27 December 2022.