Luhanske, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Urban locality in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Rural settlement in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Luhanske Луганське
Rural settlement
Church of the Intercession (1898) in Luhanske
48°26′29″N 38°15′14″E / 48.44139°N 38.25389°E / 48.44139; 38.25389
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Bakhmut Raion
Hromada	Svitlodarsk urban hromada
Founded	1701
Incorporated	1938
Area
• Total	1.433 km² (0.553 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	2,140
• Density	1,500/km² (3,900/sq mi)
Postal code	84580-84581
Area code	+380 6274

Luhanske (Ukrainian: Луганське; Russian: Луганское, romanized: Luganskoye) is an rural settlement in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located on the M04 highway, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Bakhmut. The population of Luhanske was 2,140 (2022 estimate).^[1]

The settlement has been damaged by and is on the frontline of the War in Donbass.^[2] The UNHCR reported in February 2017 that it was inhabited by a "handful of elderly residents".^[2] The settlement was controlled by the Ukrainian army, from 2014 until the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine^[3] It was captured by Russia in May 2022, and remains under their control.

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Elderly bear brunt of hardship in front-line Ukraine village, UNHCR (16 February 2017)
^ Ukraine reports 2 WIA's amid 12 enemy attacks in last day, UNIAN (23 November 2017)