Shaitanka (river) explained

The Shaitanka or Shaytanka  is a river in southeastern Ukraine. A right tributary of the Mokri Yaly, it flows through the western parts of Donetsk Oblast near the settlements Novodonetske and Novomaiorske.[1]

During the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Shaitanka has become a site of fighting, with Ukrainian forces making concerted efforts to cross the river in September 2023.[2]

References

47.8351°N 36.8288°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Словник гідронімів України. Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. 1979. 617. uk.
  2. Web site: Mappes . Grace . Hird . Karolina . Bailey . Riley . Harward . Christina . Clark . Mason . Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 9, 2023 . . 9 September 2023.