Ilovaisk

City in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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City in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Ilovaisk
Іловайськ
Иловайск
A symbolic stone installed on the Ilovaisk city esplanade in front of the railway station, indicating the year the city was founded.
A symbolic stone installed on the Ilovaisk city esplanade in front of the railway station, indicating the year the city was founded.
47°55′34″N 38°11′38″E / 47.926°N 38.194°E / 47.926; 38.194
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionDonetsk Raion
HromadaIlovaisk urban hromada
Population
 (2022)
 • Total15,395

Ilovaisk (Ukrainian: Ілова́йськ, pronounced [iɫoˈwajsʲk] ; Russian: Иловайск) is a city in Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine; residence of Ilovaisk urban hromada. The city is de facto under the military occupation of Russia and administered by the Donetsk People's Republic.

The city is known as a major regional railroad hub. It was also the site of a battle in the War in Donbas. The city has a population of 15,396 (2022 estimate)[1], 17,620 (2001).

Battle of Ilovaisk

Starting in mid-April 2014, Russian paramilitaries captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast,[2][3] including Ilovaisk.[4][failed verification] On 19 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city centre from the Russia-backed militants; fighting for control of other parts of the town continued.[4] The next morning they claimed they had control over one half of the town, with the town divided by a railroad line.[5][6] On 21 August, the Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed that heavy fighting continued "in some districts of Ilovaisk", while the Russia-backed forces claimed they had repelled the Ukrainian military and surrounded a contingent of Ukrainian troops.[7][8] Fighting for control of the town continued over the next days.[9][10] The Russian Armed Forces retook the city as of 1 September 2014.[11]

Demographics

Ethnic composition according to the 2001 Ukrainian census.[12]

Ethnic groups in Ilovaisk
percent
Ukrainians
56.76%
Russians
40.15%
Belarusians
0.69%
Armenians
0.68%
Greeks
0.28%
Georgians
0.19%
Azerbaijanis
0.17%
Tatars
0.14%
Moldovans
0.11%

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[13]

Native languages in Ilovaisk
percent
Russian
82.6%
Ukrainian
16.8%
Armenian
0.2%
Romani
0.1%

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ Ragozin, Leonid (16 April 2014). "Vladimir Putin Is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". The New Republic.
  3. ^ "Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service".
  4. ^ a b "Ukrainian flag raised over Ilovaisk - Donbas battalion".
  5. ^ "Combat conducted in Ilovaisk urban areas, Ukrainian army loses nine men killed".
  6. ^ "Ukrainian army retakes over half of Ilovaisk, fighting continues – National Guard".
  7. ^ "Ukrainian Interior Ministry, National Guard lose 16 servicemen in Ilovaisk battle".
  8. ^ "Ukrainian military in Ilovaisk receive reinforcement".
  9. ^ "Ukrinform News". www.ukrinform.ua.
  10. ^ "Ukrinform News". www.ukrinform.ua.
  11. ^ Marson, James; Cullison, Alan (2 September 2014). "Ukraine Suffers Harsh Defeat in Eastern Town". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
  12. ^ https://datatowel.in.ua/pop-composition/ethnic-cities
  13. ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення". www.ukrcensus.gov.ua.

External links

Media related to Ilovaisk at Wikimedia Commons

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