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Volnovakha (Ukrainian: Волнова́ха, pronounced [woɫnoˈwɑxɐ]; Russian: Волнова́ха) is a town in Ukraine. It served as the administrative center of Volnovakha Raion, one of the 18 districts of the Donetsk Oblast. Before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the population of the town was 21,166 (2022 est.).[1]

Volnovakha Волноваха
City
Local history museum
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Coordinates: 47°36′08″N 37°29′31″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Volnovakha Raion
Founded	1881
City status	1938
Control	Occupied by Russia
Area
• Total	21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation	271 m (889 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	21,166
Website	www.volnovaha.net (archive)

During the invasion, much of the town's infrastructure was severely damaged, with some reports describing the town as devastated.[2][3] On 12 March 2022, Governor of Donetsk Oblast Pavlo Kyrylenko stated that the town had been completely destroyed.[4]

History

World War 2

During World War II, the Soviet Union reported significant fighting in the area around Volnovka during August and September 1943.[5][6] Several units were given honorary titles after the battle in town.[7][6]

Russo–Ukrainian War

During the War in Donbas, on 13 January 2015, 12 civilians were killed and 18 injured, after an attack on a passenger bus at a checkpoint in Buhas, a town north-east of Volnovakha.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] A monument to those killed in the attack was unveiled on 13 January 2017.[15]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces engaged in indiscriminate bombing of Volnovakha and Schastia, shelling civilian areas.[16] The terror bombing of the cities violated international law and echoed tactics Russia had previously used on civilian targets in Syria.[17] Volnovakha was reported to be on the verge of humanitarian crisis on February 28, and almost destroyed by March 1,[18][19][20] with around 90% of its buildings either damaged or destroyed.[21] Surviving residents were cut off from food, water, and electricity.[2] Following the assault, bodies lay uncollected in the streets.[17]

On 11 March, Russia claimed that forces of the Donetsk People's Republic had captured Volnovakha.[22]

On 12 March, Pavlo Kyrylenko, the governor of Donetsk Oblast, stated that the town had been completely destroyed and effectively ceased to exist, but fighting continued there to prevent a Russian encirclement.[23][24] Euronews reported that much of it had been destroyed in the fighting.[3]

Demographics

The town had 24,647 inhabitants in 2001. The town had a large Ukrainian Greek population. 52,9% of the population are ethnic Ukrainians, Russians constitute 24,2% of the population, 20% are Greeks and 0,7% claim to be Belarusian.[25]

Climate

Gallery

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  World War II liberation monument
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  Vasily Chapayev monument
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  Volnovakha train station

References

External links

• Site of town
• Official site of Volnovaha raiderzhadministration
• Official site of Volnovaha town Council

На других языках

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[de] Wolnowacha

Wolnowacha (ukrainisch und russisch Волноваха, Betonung: Wolnowácha) ist eine Stadt im Osten der Ukraine in der Oblast Donezk mit etwa 22.000 Einwohnern (2019).[1] Die Stadt ist ein Eisenbahnknotenpunkt und der Verwaltungssitz des gleichnamigen Rajons.

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- [en] Volnovakha

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[es] Volnovaja

Volnovaja (en ucraniano, Волноваха; en ruso, Волноваха) es una ciudad ucraniana perteneciente al óblast de Donetsk. Situada en el sureste del país, sirve como centro administrativo del raión de Volnovaja y centro del municipio homónimo. Su población era de 23.164 en 2014.

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[ru] Волноваха

Волнова́ха (укр. Волнова́ха) — город на юго-западе Донецкой области Украины. Административный центр Волновахского района. Железнодорожный узел, железнодорожная станция.

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