Berezove, Volnovakha Raion

Berezove (Ukrainian: Березове; Russian: Берёзовое) is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 36.00 kilometres (22.37 mi) southwest (SW) of the centre of Donetsk city. It belongs to Vuhledar urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

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Березове
Berezove is located in Ukraine
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Location of Berezove within Ukraine
Berezove is located in Donetsk Oblast
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Berezove (Donetsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 47°46′24″N 37°34′53″E
CountryUkraine
ProvinceDonetsk Oblast
DistrictVolnovakha Raion
Status2011
Elevation
196 m (643 ft)
Population
  Total575
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
85682
Area code+380 6278

The War in Donbas, that started in mid-April 2014, brought both civilian and military casualties. In a clash between Ukrainian and pro-Russian troops, that took place near the village on 10 November 2014, three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and three others wounded.[2] A 30-year-old female civilian was killed by explosion of a booby trap near the village on 8 September 2015.[3] Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed near the village on 11 March 2017.[4]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]

References

  1. "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. "За сутки погибли 5 военных, за все время - 1052" (in Russian). Ukrayinska Pravda. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. "На Донетчине погибла женщина, подорвавшись на растяжке боевиков, - МВД" (in Russian). Information Resistance. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. "Сводные данные АТО – 12 марта" [Summary information on ATO as of 12 March] (in Russian). NSDC. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.


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