Artema, Shchastia Raion, Luhansk Oblast
Artema (Ukrainian: Артема; Russian: Артёма) is a village in the Shchastia Raion of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, situated at about 50 km north from the centre of Luhansk city, on the right bank of the Siverskyi Donets. Prior to 2020, it was part of the former Stanytsia-Luhanska Raion.
Artema
Артема | |
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Village | |
  Artema Location of Artema within Ukraine  Artema Artema (Luhansk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′34″N 39°18′30″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Province | Luhansk Oblast |
| District | Shchastia Raion |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 734 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 93632 |
| Area code | +380 6472 |
Siverskyi Donets has served as a natural separation line between the warring parties during the War in Donbass. A 15 minutes clash between governmental and pro-Russian forces, that took place near the village on 12 September 2016, at around 4:00 pm, resulted in two Ukrainian soldiers killed, five others wounded, and one unaccounted for in action.[1][2][3] Later on the missing serviceman was accounted.
References
- "Сводные данные АТО – 13 сентября" [Summary information on ATO as of 13 September] (in Russian). NSDC. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- "Three Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Volatile East". REF/RL. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- "ДРГ боевиков атаковала украинских военных: двое погибших, пятеро раненых" (in Russian). UNIAN. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua
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