Luhanske (Ukrainian: Луганське; Russian: Луганское, romanized: Luganskoye) is an urban-type settlement in Bakhmut Raion, a part of Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the M04 highway, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Bakhmut. The population of Luhanske was 2,174 (2021 est.)[1].
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Luhanske
Луганське | |
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Urban-type settlement | |
![]() Church of the Intercession (1898) in Luhanske | |
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Coordinates: 48°26′29″N 38°15′14″E | |
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Oblast | ![]() |
Raion | Bakhmut |
Hromada | Svitlodarsk urban hromada |
Founded | 1701 |
Incorporated | 1938 |
Area | |
• Total | 1.433 km2 (0.553 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,174 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Postal code | 84580-84581 |
Area code | +380 6274 |
The settlement has been damaged by and is on the frontline of the War in Donbass.[2] The UNHCR reported in February 2017 that it was inhabited by a "handful of elderly residents".[2] The settlement was controlled by the Ukrainian army,[3] but was captured by Russia in May 2022 during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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