Krasna Hora
Krasna Hora (Ukrainian: Красна Гора; Russian: Красная Гора, romanized: Krasnaya Gora) is an urban-type settlement in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. The name is derived from the local red clay deposit, which is used for production of bricks.[3] Administratively, it is part of Bakhmut urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[4] Population: 584 (2022 estimate).[2] Since 2023, it has been under Russian occupation.
Krasna Hora
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  Krasna Hora Location of Krasna Hora within Donetsk Oblast#Location of Krasna Hora within Ukraine  Krasna Hora Krasna Hora (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′52″N 38°01′06″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 584 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 84536 |
| Area code | +380 6274 |
History
20th century
Krasna Hora has its origins in a ceramics factory named "Krasna Hora" that was built in 1906. Initially, only seasonal employees worked in the plant, but by the 1930s, barracks were built for permanent workers to live. These workers were migrants from Kharkiv Oblast to the north.[3] During World War II, the Krasna Hora factory was occupied by Nazi Germany between October 1941 and September 1943. The brick factory was completely destroyed during the occupation. It was eventually restored in 1944.[3]
Actual houses began to be built in the area in 1949, and it received official urban-type settlement status in 1964 under the name Krasna Hora.[3]
21st century
On 30 October 2014, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine placed Krasna Hora on a list of settlements within the Anti-Terrorist Operation Zone, a term used to identify Ukrainian territory occupied by Russian forces and their proxies during the war in Donbas.[5]
Krasna Hora came under heavy attack by Russia amid the battles for Soledar and Bakhmut during the Eastern Ukraine campaign, part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Geolocated footage indicated that Ukrainian troops withdrew from the settlement on 11 February 2023, giving Russia full control of Krasna Hora, although this claim couldn't be independently verified by Reuters or other news sites.[6][7]
Demographics
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References
- "Krasna Hora (Donetsk Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- "Красна гора". Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- "Красна Гора - Донецька область". decentralization.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- "Населені пункти у зоні АТО - Донецька область [СПИСОК] | ОГО". Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- Bailey, Riley; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Mappes, Grace; Howard, Angela; Kagan, Frederick W. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 11, 2023". ISW. Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- Russak, Igor. "Wagner founder Prigozhin says Russian forces take Ukraine village Krasna Hora, north of Bakhmut". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
