| Staromaiorske | |||||||
| Native Name: | Ukrainian: Старомайорське | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | Village | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 47.7528°N 36.7936°W | ||||||
| Population Total: | 839 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2001 census | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Ukraine | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Donetsk Oblast | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Volnovakha Raion | ||||||
| Timezone: | EET | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +2 | ||||||
| Timezone Dst: | EEST | ||||||
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 | ||||||
| Pushpin Relief: | y | ||||||
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Staromaiorske (Ukrainian: Старомайорське pronounced as /uk/; Russian: link=no|Старомайорское|Staromayorskoye) is a village in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is situated south of the village of Makarivka and on the opposite side of the Mokri Yaly river from the village of Urozhaine. The population at the 2001 census was 839.
The village was founded in the early 18th century as a Cossack settlement of the Zaporozhian Sich.
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russian forces for over a year.[1] On 27 July 2023, the village was liberated by the 35th Marine Brigade and 7th Battalion Arei of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army of the 129th Kryvyi Rih Defense Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces[2] in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.[3]
According to Reuters, the village was under Ukrainian control as of 31 July 2023. By the end of the fighting, the village was largely "ruined".[4]
On 10 June 2024, the Russian Armed Forces recaptured the village.[5] [6]
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, 62.62% of the population of the village spoke Ukrainian, 37.14% spoke Russian and 0.24% spoke Belarusian.