Olenivka, Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Urban locality in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Rural settlement in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Olenivka
Оленівка
St. Constantine & St. Helena Church
St. Constantine & St. Helena Church
47°49′53″N 37°39′36″E / 47.83139°N 37.66000°E / 47.83139; 37.66000
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
Founded1840
Area
 • Total4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation
216 m (709 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2022)
 • Total4,513
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Postal code
85710
Area code+380 6279
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Olenivka (Ukrainian: Оленівка; Russian: Оленовка, romanized: Olenovka) is a rural settlement in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 20.5 kilometres (12.7 mi) southwest from the center of the city of Donetsk. It had a population of 4,513 (2022 estimate).[1]

History

Beginning in April 2014, the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and related war in Donbas has brought both civilian and military casualties.[2][3][4][5]

Since 2014, the town is controlled by the separatist Donetsk People's Republic, and it was annexed by Russia in 2022 following internationally unrecognized referendums.[6] On 29 July 2022, the Olenivka prison massacre of Ukrainian prisoners of war took place near the settlement.[7]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 4801 inhabitants. The population is vastly Ukrainophone.[8]

Native languages in Olenivka
Languages percent
Ukrainian
81.5%
Russian
17.8%
Belarusian
0.1%
others
0.6%

See also

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. ^ "Укрінформ - актуальні новини України та світу". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Ukraine Separatists Say Five Killed On Front Line". REF/RL. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. ^ "At least four civilians killed at checkpoint in eastern Ukraine". af.reuters.com. Reuters. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Ukraine conflict: Four civilians killed in army shelling, say rebels". www.bbc.com. BBC News. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 1". Institute for the Study of War. 1 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Admission of guilt: Russia blocks international investigation of Olenivka mass killing of Ukrainian POWs". Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ^ https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/

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