Krasnohorivka
Krasnohorivka (Ukrainian: Красногорівка, Russian: Красногоровка) is a city in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 15,937 (2013 est.)[1]; 16,714 (2001).
History
The town was founded in the first half of the 19th century by migrants from the Ukrainian villages of Poltava Governorate and Kharkov Governorate.
Starting mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[2][3] including Krasnohorivka.[4] On 1 August 2014 Dmytro Yarosh claimed that Ukrainian forces had secured the city from the pro-Russian extremists.[5] The next day Yarosh claim was confirmed by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.[6]
Famous people from Krasnohorivka
- Mykola Shmatko (born 1943), is a contemporary Ukrainian sculptor, professor and painter.
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
- ↑ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
- ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/airstrike-kills-nine-as-apartment-block-demolished-in-ukraine-1.1867008
- ↑ https://news.pn/en/criminal/110520
- ↑ http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/216647.html
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Coordinates: 48°00′24″N 37°30′46″E / 48.00667°N 37.51278°E