| Olenivka | |||||||||
| Native Name: | Оленівка | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | uk | ||||||||
| Settlement Type: | Rural settlement | ||||||||
| Image Alt: | St. Constantine & St. Helena Church | ||||||||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||||||||
| Established Date: | 1840 | ||||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 4.7 | ||||||||
| Population As Of: | 1 January 2022 | ||||||||
| Population Total: | 4513 | ||||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine | ||||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Olenivka within Donetsk Oblast | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 47.8314°N 37.66°W | ||||||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||||||
| Postal Code: | 85710 | ||||||||
| Area Code: | +380 6279 | ||||||||
| Elevation M: | 216 | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Ukraine | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast | ||||||||
| Pushpin Relief: | y | ||||||||
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Olenivka (Ukrainian: Оленівка; Russian: link=no|Оленовка|Olenovka) is a rural settlement in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located southwest from the center of the city of Donetsk. It had a population of
Beginning in April 2014, the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and related war in Donbas has brought both civilian and military casualties.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Since 2014, the town is controlled by the separatist Donetsk People's Republic, and it was annexed by Russia in 2022 following internationally unrecognized referendums.[5] On 29 July 2022, the Olenivka prison massacre of Ukrainian prisoners of war took place near the settlement.[6]
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 4801 inhabitants. The population is vastly Ukrainophone.[7]