Hirske
Hirske (Ukrainian: Гірське, Russian: Горское) is a city in Luhansk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population is 10,317 (2011).
Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[1][2] including Hirske.[3] On 13 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists.[4] However, on 1 September 2014 it was recaptured again.
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[5]
- Ukrainian 53.2%
- Russian 41.6%
- Belarusian 0.5%
- Moldavian 0.1%
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