Shyroka_Balka

Shyroka Balka

Shyroka Balka

Place in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

For another place, see Shyroka Balka, Odesa Oblast.

Shyroka Balka (Ukrainian: Широка Балка; Russian: Широкая Балка) is a settlement in Horlivka municipality of Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 43.5 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.

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During the War in Donbass, in 2015, the settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.[2] In March 2023, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported Russian shelling in the settlement.[3]

Administrative system of Horlivka:
Districts of Horlivka:
  Kalinin
  Mykytivka Raion
  City Center
 Populated places:
1 — Hladosove
2 — Holmivskyi
3 — Zaitseve
4 — Mykhailivka
5 — Ozeryanivka
6 — Panteleymonivka
7 — Piatykhatky
8— Ryasne
9 — Stavky
10 — Fedorivka
11 — Shyroka Balka

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Новости дня: ДНР преподнесла Порошенко своё видение проведения выборов на Донбассе. Полный текст - 13.05.2015 сегодня". Dialog.ua. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. [3]
    "At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Zaliznyanske, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Kurdumivka, Klischiyivka, Shyroka Balka, Ozaryanivka, Druzhba, Hryhorivka, Mayorsk and New York of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast - Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com". Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.


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