Stanytsia Luhanska

Stanytsia Luhanska
Станиця Луганська
Urban-type settlement

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Stanytsia Luhanska

Location of Stanytsia Luhanska within Ukraine

Coordinates: UA 48°40′14″N 39°28′20″E / 48.67056°N 39.47222°E / 48.67056; 39.47222Coordinates: UA 48°40′14″N 39°28′20″E / 48.67056°N 39.47222°E / 48.67056; 39.47222
Country Ukraine
Province Luhansk Oblast
Founded 1688
Area
  Total 14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Elevation 40 m (130 ft)
Population (01.01.2011)[1]
  Total 13,744
  Density 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 93600-93609
Area code +380 6472

Stanytsia Luhanska (Ukrainian: Станиця Луганська; Russian: Станица Луганская) is an urban-type settlement on the banks of the Seversky Donets River in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Population: 13,734(2013 est.)[2]. Stanytsia Luhanska is one of two local foundations of the Don Cossacks in today's Ukraine and the administrative center of the Stanytsia-Luhanska Raion 20 km northeast of Luhansk.

Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[3][4] including Stanytsia Luhanska.[5]

July 2, 2014, "unknown" planes attacked the Stanytsa Luganskay Cossack village and the village of Kondrashovka. In the 10 minute video of ground zero (here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiNf8N41mLo) there are entire buildings that have completely burned through.

On 21 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly were clearing Stanytsia Luhanska from the pro-Russian separatists.[6] The settlement remained under control of the Ukrainian authorities.[7]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[8]

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