Opytne, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Rural settlement in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Opytne Опитне
Rural settlement

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48°33′15″N 38°01′01″E / 48.554167°N 38.016944°E / 48.554167; 38.016944
Country	Ukraine
Province	Donetsk Oblast
District	Bakhmut Raion
Control	Occupied by Russia
Area
• Total	0.85 km² (0.33 sq mi)
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Population (01.01.2014)
• Total	1,542
• Density	1,800/km² (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	84571
Area code	+380 6274

Opytne (Ukrainian: Опитне; Russian: Опытное) is a rural settlement in Bakhmut Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 64.7 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city. Since October 2022, it is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.^[1]

Opytne was shelled in 2015 During the War in Donbas (2014–2022) but no casualties were reported.^[2]

On 13 October 2022, the Donetsk People's Republic announced that "troops of the DPR and LPR, with support from the Russian Armed Forces, 'liberated' Opytne and Ivanhrad."^[1] However, Armed Forces of Ukraine did not confirm this claim. On November 11 2022, a pro-Russian force claimed Opytne was captured by DPR forces.^[3]

Demographics

In 2001, the settlement had 1951 inhabitants.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Новости, Р. И. А. (13 October 2022). "В ДНР освободили Опытное и Иванград". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ "Снаряди бойовиків "ДНР" потрапили в амбулаторію та гуртожиток в Артемівському районі Донеччини". espreso.tv (in Ukrainian). 14 February 2015.
^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 11". www.understandingwar.org. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 December 2022.