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Chasiv Yar (Ukrainian: Ча́сів Яр, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃɑ.s⁽ʲ⁾iu̯ jɑr]; Russian: Часов Яр) is a city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 12,250 (2022 est.)[1].

Chasiv Yar Часів Яр (in Ukrainian) Часов Яр (in Russian)
City
Avanhard Stadium, 2017
Flag Seal
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Coordinates: 48°35′18.39″N 37°50′9.18″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Bakhmut Raion
Population  (2022)
• Total	12,250
Website	chasovrada.gov.ua[dead link]

History

In 1938, the urban-type settlement became a city.[2]

During the Second World War, from October 1941 to September 1943, the city was occupied by Axis troops.

Later, the restoration of the city began. In 1957, there were an enterprise for the extraction of refractory clay, an enterprise for the production of refractory materials, four secondary schools, two seven-year schools, a FZO school, two Palaces of Culture, 14 libraries, four clubs and two stadiums.[3]

In January 1989, the population was 19,804 people, the basis of the economy was the extraction of refractory clays and the production of refractory products.[2]

In January 2013 the population was 13,999 people.[4]

On 9 July 2022, Russian rocket strikes on the city destroyed a railway station[5] and partially ruined a residential building.[6][7] That same day, a missile strike on a residential area killed over 48 people.

• Aftermath of the 2022 rocket strikes
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  Burning railway station
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  Collapsed building

Transport

There was one railway station in Chasiv Yar, destroyed on July 9, 2022 during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5][3]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[8]

• Ukrainian 52.4%
• Russian 46.6%
• Armenian 0.2%
• Romani 0.1%
• Belarusian 0.1%
• Moldovan 0.1%

Notable people

• Joseph Kobzon, an iconic Soviet crooner who has been acclaimed as "the official voice of the Soviet Union", was born on September 11, 1937 in Chasiv Yar.
• Anatoly Ivanovich Shamshur (1924—1943) — Hero of the Soviet Union.
• Victor Ivanovych Gagin (1934—2016) was a writer and local historian.

References

На других языках

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[de] Tschassiw Jar

Tschassiw Jar (ukrainisch Часів Яр; russisch Часов Яр .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Tschassow Jar) ist eine Stadt in der ukrainischen Oblast Donezk mit etwa 13.500 Einwohnern (2016).[1]

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- [en] Chasiv Yar

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[ru] Часов Яр

Ча́сов Яр (укр. Ча́сів Яр) — город в Бахмутском районе Донецкой области Украины, административный центр Часовоярской городской общины. До 2020 года был городом районного значения.

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