Amvrosiivka Explained

Settlement Type:City
Official Name:Amvrosiivka
Native Name:Амвросіївка
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Donetsk Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Donetsk Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Amvrosiivka urban hromada
Population Total:17998
Population As Of:2022
Area Total Km2:19.4
Established Date:1869
Established Title:Founded
Established Title2:City status
Established Date2:1938
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine
Coordinates:47.7833°N 67°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Dfa
Website:http://www.slavrada.gov.ua/
Other Name:Амвросиевка

Amvrosiivka or Amvrosievka (Ukrainian: Амвросіївка, pronounced as /uk/; Russian: Амвросиевка) is a city in Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine; residence of Amvrosiivka urban hromada. It was the administrative center of Amvrosiivka Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020., the population was approximately

It is currently occupied by Russian and Donetsk People's Republic forces.

History

It was first founded in 1869 as a train station settlement on the Kursk-Kharkiv-Azov Railway, and it received city status in 1938. Since 1896, a cement factory is located within the city, and cement production has been the dominant industry of the city.[1] Also located within the city was a history museum, industrial technical school, 6 schools, 11 libraries, 9 hospitals, a pharmacy, a movie theater, a club, and a sport stadium.

The city's population peaked at approximately 24,400 in 1979.[2] By 2020, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine estimated the population has decreased to

On 15 July 2014, two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and eight wounded when Amvrosiivka was hit by several "Grad" rockets.

On 18 August 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a large Russian ammunition store in Amvrosiivka was attacked causing many explosions and fires that burned for several hours. After 2:30 am local time, there were "massive explosions [followed by] multiple secondary detonations."[3]

Geography

Climate

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://ukrssr.ru/Donezkaja.obl/Amvrosievskij.rajon/Amvrosievka.html Амвросиевка entry
  2. Web site: Cities & towns of Ukraine.
  3. https://euromaidanpress.com/2022/08/18/fire-and-sounds-of-detonation-reported-in-occupied-amvrosiivka-donetsk-oblast-after-allegedly-ukrainian-missile-strike/ Fire and sounds of detonation reported in occupied Amvrosiivka, Donetsk Oblast, after allegedly Ukrainian missile strike
  4. Web site: Home . ukrcensus.gov.ua.