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Novomaiorske

Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Novomaiorske Новомайорське
Village
47°44′06″N 37°02′16″E / 47.735°N 37.037778°E / 47.735; 37.037778
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Volnovakha Raion
Hromada	Staromlynivka rural hromada
Area
• Total	0.737 km² (0.285 sq mi)
Elevation	139 m (456 ft)
Population (2001 census)^[1]
• Total	551
• Density	750/km² (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	85561
Area code	+380 6243

Novomaiorske (Ukrainian: Новомайорське; Russian: Новомайорское) is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 64.95 kilometres (40.36 mi) southwest by west of the centre of Donetsk city. It belongs to Staromlynivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

History

The village came under attack and was occupied by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine,^[2] and was regained by Ukrainian forces by the beginning of August the same year.^[3] On 5 September 2023, during the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, Ukrainian marine units of 37th Marine Brigade supported by artillery and armored vehicles advanced from north and successfully forded the Shaitanka river, suffering no losses.^[4] A few days later they captured the first houses on the outskirts of the village pushing Russian brigades of 37th Rifle, 40th Naval and DPR^[5] units back to at least the center of the settlement.^[6]

References

^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ "Ukraine war: Ukrainians say they have hit an ammunitions site used by the Russians". sky.com. Sky News. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ Kateryna Stepanenko; Katherine Lawlor; Karolina Hird; George Barros; Frederick W. Kagan (6 August 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 6". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 27 October 2022. The Ukrainian General Staff stated that Russian forces unsuccessfully attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses around Krylivka, Pavlivka, Novomaiorske, and Prechystivka- all southwest of Donetsk City and within 30km of the Zaporizhia Oblast border.
^ "Оккупанты бьют тревогу, потому что ВСУ подошли вплотную еще на одном участке фронта". Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "Успехи на Донбассе: ВСУ вошли в село Новомайорское возле Угледара, – СМИ (карта)". Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "ВСУ вошли в село Новомайорское в Донецкой области". Retrieved 9 September 2023.