Zavitne Bazhannia Explained

Zavitne Bazhannia
Native Name:Завітне Бажання
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine
Coordinates:47.7208°N 36.8164°W
Pushpin Relief:y
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name1:Donetsk
Subdivision Name2:Volnovakha
Subdivision Name3:Staromlynivka
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Zavitne Bazhannia within Donetsk Oblast
Unit Pref:Metric
Utc Offset:+2
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:85552
Area Code:+380 6243
Area Code Type:Area code
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Zoom:13
Height:230
Stroke-Width:1
Population Total:513
Population As Of:2001

Zavitne Bazhannia (Ukrainian: Заві́тне Бажа́ння; Russian: Завитне Бажання|Zavitne Bazhannya) is a village (selo) in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to the Staromlynivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It is located 12km (07miles) south of Velyka Novosilka.

History

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Zavitne Bazhannia was occupied by Russia.[2] On 7 November 2022, there were reports that 21 Russian mobilized conscripts who had refused to fight in Ukraine were being "held captive" in a basement in Zavitne Bazhannia. According to letters written by the wives and mothers of the servicemen, eight or more of the men had official exemptions from service, yet still had been sent to the warzone "without appropriate training".[2]

Later in the war, during the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, on 8 June 2023 Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian TOS-1A rocket launcher system just to the north of Zavitne Bazhannia.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Census, Zavitne Bazhannia has a population of 513. 87.91% of residents were native Ukrainian speakers, 11.7% were native Russian speakers and 0.19% were native Armenian speakers.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Завітне Бажання - Донецька область . 2023-08-14 . decentralization.gov.ua.
  2. News: ‘Lena, I might be executed by our own today.’ 21 Russian conscientious objectors are held captive in a basement in the Donetsk region. Their wives and mothers plead desperately for help. . en . Meduza . 2023-08-14.
  3. News: 8 June 2023 . Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 8, 2023 . Institute for the Study of War . 2023-08-14.
  4. Web site: Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305150244/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/mult/dialog/varval.asp?lang=1&ma=19a050501_02_014&multilang=uk&path=..%2Fdatabase%2Fcensus%2F05%2F01%2F&ti=19a050501_02_014.%20%D0%EE%E7%EF%EE%E4%B3%EB%20%ED%E0%F1%E5%EB%E5%ED%ED%FF%20%E7%E0%20%F0%B3%E4%ED%EE%FE%20%EC%EE%E2%EE%FE%2C%20%C4%EE%ED%E5%F6%FC%EA%E0%20%EE%E1%EB%E0%F1%F2%FC%20%281%2C2%2C3%2C4%29 . 5 March 2016 . 4 April 2022 . database.ukrcensus.gov.ua . uk.