Maiorove Explained

Maiorove is a village in Ukraine, located in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast. It has a population of 247 people. Before 2016, it was known as Krasnyi Oktiabr .[1]

History

During the war in Donbas, the village, then known as Krasnyi Oktiabr, was taken over by the Donetsk People's Republic, a Russian puppet state. There were violent incidents near the village in 2018, when reports said that a 55-year old local lost his foot on 24 September due to a landmine explosion near a nearby river. The man was transported to Boikivske via an ambulance.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 247 people, of whom 83.81% natively spoke Ukrainian and 16.19% natively spoke Russian.[2]

References

47.4989°N 37.9717°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-10-10 . Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 9 October 2018 - Ukraine . 2023-11-05 . reliefweb.int . en.
  2. Web site: Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua . https://web.archive.org/web/20140731182036/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/Mult/Database/Census/databasetree_uk.asp . 31 July 2014 . 28 August 2016.