Bakhmutske

Bakhmutske

Bakhmutske

Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Bakhmutske (Ukrainian: Бахмутське; Russian: Бахмутское, romanized: Bakhmutskoye) is a village in Bakhmut Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, located about 83.3 kilometres (51.8 mi) north-northeast from the centre of the city of Donetsk. It belongs to Soledar urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has been occupied by Russia since December 2022.

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The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] Ukrainian forces were reportedly pushed out of much of the village during a local Russian offensive against Soledar on 26 December. Bakhmutske was effectively captured by Russian forces on 27 December.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Distribution of the population by native language on ukrcensus.gov.ua". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 7". ISW. Retrieved 11 September 2022. The Ukrainian General Staff also reported Russian attacks near Vesela Dolyna (5km southeast of Bakhmut) and the Soledar-Bakhmutske area (10km northeast of Bakhmut)
  3. [3]
    "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 27". The Institute for the Study of War. 27 December 2022.


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