Lutuhyne
| Lutuhyne Лутугине (Ukrainian) | |||
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Boulevard in Lutuhyne | |||
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 Ukraine | ||
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 17,989 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+380) | ||
| Vehicle registration | BB / 13 | ||
| Climate | Dfa | ||
Lutuhyne (Ukrainian: Лутугине, Russian: Лутугино) is a city in Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Lutuhyne Raion. Population: 17,989 (2013 est.)[1].
Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[2][3] including Lutuhyne.[4] On 27 July 2014, Ukrainian forces claimed Ukrainian troops had entered the city.[5] As of 2015, Lutuhyne has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic.[6]
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[7]
- Russian 56.93%
- Ukrainian 42.35%
- Armenian 0.26%
- Belarusian 0.06%
Gallery
Lutuhyne church
Monument to L.I. Lutugin, founder of the city
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
- ↑ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
- ↑ http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/specter-of-violence-in-eastern-ukraine-keeps-voters-from-polls-349162.html
- ↑ http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/215712.html
- ↑ "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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