Popasna

Popasna (Ukrainian: Попасна, Russian: Попасная) is a city in Luhansk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population was 25,951 (2001).

On June 19, 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the village from pro-Russian separatists.^[1] On July 8, 2014, the pro-Russian separatists retook control of the city.^[2][3] On 22 July 2014 the pro-Ukrainian Donbas Battalion claimed to have "fully released" the city from the pro-Russian separatists.^[4]

References

1. ↑ (19 June 2014). Ukraine rebels speak of heavy losses in battle against government troops, Reuters
   (Ukrainian) In the National Security Council said that the border is still a hole, Ukrayinska Pravda (20 June 2014)
2. ↑ Ukraine Moves to Destroy Rebel Bases in East, Ruling Out Cease-Fire, Bloomberg News (8 July 2014)
3. ↑ (Ukrainian) Luhansk terrorists arranged himself a new headquarters in Popasna, Ukrayinska Pravda (9 July 2014)
4. ↑ (Ukrainian) Popasna released, there hung Ukrainian flags, Ukrayinska Pravda (22 July 2014)

Administrative divisions of Luhansk Oblast Administrative center: Luhansk Raions Antratsyt Bilokurakyne Bilovodsk Krasnodon Kreminna Lutuhyne Markivka Milove Novoaidar Novopskov Perevalsk Popasna Slovianoserbsk Stanytsia-Luhanska Starobilsk Svatove Sverdlovsk Troitske Cities Regional Alchevsk Antratsyt Brianka Kirovsk Krasnyi Luch Krasnodon Luhansk Lysychansk Pervomaisk Rovenky Rubizhne Sievierodonetsk Stakhanov Sverdlovsk District Almazna Artemivsk Chervonopartyzansk Hirske Irmino Kreminna Lutuhyne Miusynsk Molodohvardiysk Novodruzhesk Oleksandrivsk Perevalsk Petrovske Popasna Pryvillia Shchastya Starobilsk Sukhodilsk Svatove Vakhrusheve Zolote Zorynsk Zymohiria Urban-type settlements Category:Luhansk Oblast

Coordinates: 48°38′00″N 38°22′48″E / 48.63333°N 38.38000°E / 48.63333; 38.38000