Khartsyzk
Khartsyzk Харцизьк Харцызск | |||
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A church in Khartsyzk | |||
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Khartsyzk | |||
Coordinates: 48°02′34″N 38°08′33″E / 48.04278°N 38.14250°ECoordinates: 48°02′34″N 38°08′33″E / 48.04278°N 38.14250°E | |||
Country | Ukraine | ||
Oblast | Donetsk Oblast | ||
Founded | 1869 | ||
City status | 1938 | ||
Area | 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) | ||
Population (2016) | 57,845 |
Khartsyzk (Ukrainian: Харцизьк) or Khartsyzsk (Russian: Харцызск; IPA: [xɐrˈt͡sɨsk]) is an industrial city in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is administratively incorporated as city of oblast significance. Population: 57,845 (2016 est.)[1]; 64,175 (2001).
Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists took control of several towns in Donetsk Oblast.[2][3][4][5] Unknown armed men took control of Khartsyzk city hall on 13 April 2014 and declared it to be part of the Donetsk People's Republic.[6] Since then the city is controlled by this unrecognized state.[7] A pro-Ukrainian unity rally was held in the town on 22 April 2014.[2] One of the few pro-Ukraine unity rallies at that time in the region.[8]
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Pro-Ukraine activists defy harassment to rally in town on Russian border | World news | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ↑ "Putin Is Accidentally Helping Unite Eastern and Western Ukraine | New Republic". newrepublic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ↑ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
- ↑ "OSCE: Eastern Ukrainians return home despite landmine danger". kyivpost.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ↑ "У Харцизьку зелені чоловічки захопили міськраду. Регіонал з ними – Українська правда". pravda.com.ua. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ↑ "Про затвердження переліку населених пунктів, на території ... | від 07.11.2014 № 1085-р". zakon4.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ↑ "Ukraine crisis: Russia steps up rhetoric on possible intervention - FT.com". ft.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
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