Khriashchuvate
Khriashchuvate (Ukrainian: Хрящувате; Russian: Хрящеватое, romanized: Khryashchevatoye) is an urban-type settlement south-east of Luhansk, Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
Khriashchuvate
Хрящувате | |
|---|---|
  Khriashchuvate  Khriashchuvate | |
| Coordinates: 48°31′00″N 39°25′17″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Luhansk Raion |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 1,216 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 06435 |
Geography
It is located between Luhansk and Novosvitlovka, in Krasnodon Raion 63 kilometres (39 mi) from Izvarino, and the border with Russia.[1]
Demographics
As of 2022, the population is 1216.
History
The settlement was founded in 1951.
In 2014, the entire Krasnodon Raion, including Khriashchuvate was taken over by forces of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR / LNR).[2] That year, during the War in Donbas, the Novosvitlivka refugee convoy attack occurred near Khriashchuvate. A truck carrying refugees, including children, was shelled as they fled war. The tragedy took place in Ukraine-controlled territory. Details of the event are disputed.
In late August 2014, the Ukrainian Army retreated from the settlement, after fierce fighting, and LPR forces took control.[3]
The settlement came to global attention in 2015 due to the extent of destruction there and was featured in the context of a 'destroyed settlement'.[4] Reconstruction began in 2015.
In 2022 the region was occupied by Russian military forces. Following an annexation referenda, Russia claimed the settlement as part of Russia.
As of 2023, Khriashchuvate was not an active zone of conflict and had been largely restored. [5]
References
- "Сражается за Донбасс с 2014 года: судьба Анны с позывным «Звезда»". 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- "Russian Mothers of Killed and Captured Soldiers Ask Why Our Sons Are Fighting in Ukraine". The Guardian. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- "Ukraine's forgotten city destroyed by war". The Guardian. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Ukraine's forgotten city destroyed by war" [The Reconstruction of the Village of Khryashchuvate]. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
