Verkhnoshyrokivske (Ukrainian: Верхньошироківське), formerly Oktiabr (Ukrainian: Октябр), is a village in Novoazovsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 116 km SSE from the centre of Donetsk city, at 24 km SW from Novoazovsk.

Verkhnoshyrokivske Верхньошироківське
Village
Verkhnoshyrokivske Location of Verkhnoshyrokivske within Ukraine
Coordinates: 47.235278°N 37.861667°E / 47.235278; 37.861667
Country	Ukraine
Province	Donetsk Oblast
District	Novoazovsk Raion
Elevation	87 m (285 ft)
Population  (2001 census)
• Total	262
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	87612
Area code	+380 6296

The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.[1] On 13 April 2018 the OSCE claimed that 2 tanks of the pro-Russian forces had used cover of civilian homes in Verkhnoshyrokivske "endangering residents if tanks were targeted."[2]

Demographics

In 2001 the settlement had 282 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[3]

• Ukrainian — 77.66%
• Russian — 21.63%
• Belarusian and Polish — 0.35%

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На других языках

[ru] Октябрь (Новоазовский район)