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 2,140 (2022 est.)[1].

This article needs to be updated. (August 2022)

Luhanske Луганське
Urban-type settlement
Church of the Intercession (1898) in Luhanske
Luhanske Location of Luhanske within Ukraine Show map of Donetsk Oblast Luhanske Luhanske (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°26′29″N 38°15′14″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk
Raion	Bakhmut
Hromada	Svitlodarsk urban hromada
Founded	1701
Incorporated	1938
Area
• Total	1.433 km2 (0.553 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	2,140
• 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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