Dronivka

Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Dronivka
Дронівка
Village
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48°55′04″N 38°02′29″E / 48.917778°N 38.041389°E / 48.917778; 38.041389
CountryUkraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionBakhmut Raion
Area
 • Total0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Population
 (01.01.2016)
 • Total485
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
84521
Area code+380 6274

Dronivka (Ukrainian: Дронівка) is a village (selo) in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

History

During the Holodomor from 1932 to 1933, 37 people in the village died.[1]

Russo-Ukrainian War

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian soldiers attempted to cross the Siversky Donets several times. In particular, in May 2022, they brought pontoons across the river near Dronivka (48°56′19″N 38°03′37″E / 48.938486°N 38.060246°E / 48.938486; 38.060246 and 48°56′18″N 38°03′36″E / 48.938332°N 38.059901°E / 48.938332; 38.059901) and Bilohorivka. On 12 May 2022, the crossing was thwarted, and Russian forces suffered severe losses.[2]

Demographics

In the 1989 USSR census, the population of the village was given as 708 people, of whom 310 were men and 398 were women.[3]

In the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population was given as 613 people.[3]

Languages

In 2001, the population distribution by language was:[3]

Language %
Ukrainian 83.69 %
Russian 15.99 %
Belarusian 0.33 %

References

  1. ^ "Мартиролог. Донецька область, ст. 456—457" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ^ ""Геніальна операція": як ЗСУ зруйнували переправу окупантів через Сіверський Донець?". Громадське радіо. 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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