Hranitne (Ukrainian: Гранітне; Russian: Гранитное; Greek: Γράνιτνα) is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine.
Hranitne
Гранітне | |
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Village | |
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Hranitne Location of Hranitne within Ukraine Show map of UkraineHranitne Hranitne (Donetsk Oblast) Show map of Donetsk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 47°27′13″N 37°52′3″E | |
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| Province | Donetsk Oblast |
| District | Volnovakha Raion |
| Founded | 1780 |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Population (2001 census) | |
| • Total | 3,615 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 87123 |
| Area code | +380 6279 |
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The village is situated on the right bank of Kalmius river that became the boundary between Donetsk People's Republic-controlled territory on the east bank of the river, and Ukrainian government-controlled territory on the west bank, after an offensive by the pro-Russian forces of the Donetsk People's Republic in August 2014 during the War in Donbass.[2]
The war has brought along both civilian and military casualties.[3][4][5][6] On 26 February 2016 the spokesman of the Presidential Administration on issues related to ATO reported that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in the village the previous day.[7]
The population consists mainly of Urums (turkic - speaking greeks), who migrated there from the Crimean peninsula in the end of the 18th century.
| 1859 | 1908 | 1935 | 2001 |
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| 2,425 | 3,270 | 2,281 | 3,576 |
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