Toshkivka (Ukrainian: Тошківка; Russian: Тошковка) is an urban-type settlement in Sievierodonetsk Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 30 km WNW from the centre of Luhansk city.
Toshkivka
Тошківка | |
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Urban-type settlement | |
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Coordinates: 48.779722°N 38.558889°E / 48.779722; 38.558889 | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast (Province) | Luhansk Oblast |
Raion (District) | Sievierodonetsk Raion |
Control | Russia[1] |
Founded | 1871 |
Area | |
• Total | 10.61 km2 (4.10 sq mi) |
Population (01.01.2018)[2] | |
• Total | 4,088 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 93280 |
Area code | +380 6455 |
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On 12 June 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces claimed to have seized control over the settlement.[3] On 21 June, the Ukraine admitted that it had lost control over Toshkivka, claiming that it was only conquered on 20 June.[4]
Native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[5]
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