Svitlodarsk Explained

Settlement Type:City
Svitlodarsk
Native Name:
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name1:Donetsk Oblast
Subdivision Name2:Bakhmut Raion
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine
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Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Svitlodarsk within Donetsk Oblast## Location of Svitlodarsk within Ukraine
Coordinates:48.4333°N 51°W
Population Total:11127
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:2.12
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1968
Established Title1:City rights
Established Date1:1992
Elevation M:172
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:84792
Area Code:+380-6249
Blank Name:Government address
Blank Info:84792, Донецька область, Бахмутський район, м. Світлодарськ, пр. Миру, 5
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Wikidata:yes
Zoom:12
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Svitlodarsk urban hromada

Svitlodarsk (pronounced as /uk/;) is a city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. The city has a population of

It is an industrial town, built as the home for the Vuhlehirska power station.

During the war in Donbas that began in 2014, the city was near the frontline with the separatist Donetsk People's Republic.[1] Because of the conflict, the number of residents shrank to a few thousand by 2015.[1] In 2016, it was the site of the bloody battle of Svitlodarsk. It was a city of district significance until that designation was abolished in 2020.

On 24 May 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the city was captured by Russian forces as part of the battle of Donbas.[2]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/ukraine-forces-in-svitlodarsk-try-to-learn-whats-coming-next-in-russias-war-396386.html Ukraine forces in Svitlodarsk try to learn what's coming next in Russia's war
  2. Web site: Donetsk region: occupying forces capture Svitlodarsk. 24 May 2022 . Yahoo News . 24 May 2022 . en.
  3. http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua ukrcensus.gov.ua