Karlivka | |
Native Name: | Карлівка |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine#Ukraine Donetsk Oblast |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 48.1103°N 37.49°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Pokrovsk Raion |
Population Total: | 414 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Karlivka (Ukrainian: Карлівка) or Karlovka (Russian: Карловка) is a village in Pokrovsk Raion of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. It lies approximately 10 miles west of Donetsk, adjacent to Highway M04, on the southern side of the Karlivske Reservoir.
Its population in 2001 was 414 people.[1] On May 23, 2014, Karlivka saw fighting between the Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists as part of the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine.[2] [3] On 23 July 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the village from the pro-Russian separatists.[4]