Hrekivka

Hrekivka

Hrekivka

Village in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine

Hrekivka (Ukrainian: Греківка; Russian: Грековка, romanized: Grekovka), known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрі́вське) before 2016, is a village in Svatove Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 126.5 kilometres (78.6 mi) northwest from the centre of Luhansk city. It belongs to Krasnorichenske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

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The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was regained by Ukrainian forces on 5 October the same year.[2][3]

References

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    "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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    Karolina Hird; Katherine Lawlor; Riley Bailey; Grace Mappes; George Barros; Frederick W. Kagan (5 October 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 5". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 17 October 2022. Ukrainian forces captured Hrekivka and Makiivka in western Luhansk Oblast (approximately 20 km southwest of Svatove) on October 5.
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    "Українські захисники підняли синьо-жовті прапори ще у кількох селищах на Донеччині та Луганщині". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 October 2022.


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