| Novotoshkivske | |||||||
| Native Name: | Новотошківське | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | uk | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | Rural settlement | ||||||
| Established Title: | Status | ||||||
| Established Date: | 1972 | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Population Total: | 2119 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2022 | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Timezone: | EET | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +2 | ||||||
| Timezone Dst: | EEST | ||||||
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Luhansk Oblast#Ukraine | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Novotoshkivske within Ukraine | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 48.7253°N 38.6325°W | ||||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 93891 | ||||||
| Area Code Type: | Area code | ||||||
| Area Code: | +380 6446 | ||||||
| Elevation M: | 86 | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Ukraine | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Sievierodonetsk Raion | ||||||
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Novotoshkivske (Ukrainian: Новотошківське; Russian: link=no|Новотошковское) is a rural settlement in Sievierodonetsk Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 52 km WNW from the centre of Luhansk city. Population:
People from the town include Olena Tokar who made a career in Europe as a lyric soprano.
The War in Donbas, that started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties. One Ukrainian soldier was killed in a skirmish near the settlement in the course of an infiltration attempt through the demarcation line by pro-Russian forces supported by 120 mm mortar fire on 1 December 2016.[1] One Ukrainian serviceman was killed by shelling on 26 January 2017.[2] One Ukrainian soldier was killed in a direct clash with separatist troops on 15 July 2017.[3]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia launched heavy air strikes against Novotoshkivske.[4] Almost all buildings were destroyed.[5] On 26 April 2022 Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces had captured the settlement.[6]