Olenivka, Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Olenivka (Ukrainian: Оленівка; Russian: Оленовка, romanized: Olenovka) is an urban-type settlement in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 20.5 kilometres (12.7 mi) southwest from the center of the city of Donetsk. It had a population of 4,513 (2022 estimate).[1]

Olenivka
Оленівка
Urban-type settlement
St. Constantine & St. Helena Church
St. Constantine & St. Helena Church
Olenivka is located in Donetsk Oblast
Olenivka
Olenivka
Location of Olenivka within Donetsk Oblast
Olenivka is located in Ukraine
Olenivka
Olenivka
Olenivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 47°49′53″N 37°39′36″E
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
Founded1840
Area
 • Total4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation
216 m (709 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2022)
 • Total4,513
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Postal code
85710
Area code+380 6279

History

Beginning in April 2014, the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and related war in Donbas has brought both civilian and military casualties.[2][3][4][5]

Since 2014, the town is controlled by the separatist Donetsk People's Republic, and it was annexed by Russia in 2022 following internationally unrecognized referendums.[6] On 29 July 2022, the Olenivka prison massacre of Ukrainian prisoners of war took place near the settlement.[7]

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Укрінформ - актуальні новини України та світу". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. "Ukraine Separatists Say Five Killed On Front Line". REF/RL. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. "At least four civilians killed at checkpoint in eastern Ukraine". af.reuters.com. Reuters. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. "Ukraine conflict: Four civilians killed in army shelling, say rebels". www.bbc.com. BBC News. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  6. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 1". Institute for the Study of War. 1 May 2022.
  7. "Admission of guilt: Russia blocks international investigation of Olenivka mass killing of Ukrainian POWs". Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

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