Novoselivske, Luhansk Oblast Explained

Novoselivske
Native Name:Ukrainian: Новоселівське
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Luhansk Oblast#Ukraine
Coordinates:49.5222°N 37.9525°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name1:Luhansk Oblast
Subdivision Name2:Svatove Raion
Established Title:Settlement
Established Date:1934
Leader Title:Head of town council
Area Total Km2:1,036
Elevation M:182
Population Total:0
Population As Of:2023
Population Density Km2:710.42
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:92621
Area Code:+380 6454
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cfa

Novoselivske (Ukrainian: Новоселівське) is a rural-type settlement in Kolomyichykha rural hromada, Svatove Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the population was 736. By January 2023, the town had no inhabitants as the population fled.[1]

History

On 1 June 1932, the state farm Komsomolets was created by splitting the state farm Topoli from the nearby village of Volodymyrivka. Soon afterwards, the village of Novoselivske was created next to the Komsomolets farm. The farm had of land, 4,288 of which were arable land. In 1934, a small herd of 350 cows and a pig farm were brought to Komsomolets. The first director of the farm was a communist named Pestov, the party secretary was Smolyakov, the commissar was M. N. Korzunetsky, and the chief agronomist was N. I. Litovka.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian forces captured Novoselivske around 6 March 2022, with the rest of Svatove Raion. Ukrainian forces led by the Kraken Regiment recaptured the village on 30 December 2022.[2] By 7 February 2023, there were no residents left in the village, and all buildings had been destroyed or seriously damaged.[3] Luhansk Oblast governor Serhiy Haidai claimed that a Russian sniper shot the last remaining resident in January 2023. Clashes continued in the village in February.[4] On 5 August 2023, Russia recaptured the village.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Історія краю . kuzemivka.rada.org.ua . uk . 2023-07-31.
  2. News: Mazurenko . Alona . 2022-12-30 . Defenders liberate Novoselivske village in Luhansk Oblast . . 2023-07-31.
  3. News: 2023-02-07 . Scorched land: Haidai shows village destroyed by Russians in Luhansk region . . 2023-07-31.
  4. News: 2023-02-08 . War update: Ukrainian forces repel enemy attacks near 22 settlements . . 2023-07-31.
  5. News: 2023-08-05 . Russia says its forces take control of Novoselivske village in eastern Ukraine . . . 2023-08-05.