Troitske, Sievierodonetsk Raion

Troitske (Ukrainian: Троїцьке; Russian: Троицкое) is a village in the Sievierodonetsk Raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, on the banks of Luhan River. It was in Popasna Raion until that raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine.

Troitske
Троїцьке (Ukrainian)
Троицкое (Russian)
Village
Troitske is located in Luhansk Oblast
Troitske
Troitske
Location of Troitske within Ukraine
Troitske is located in Ukraine
Troitske
Troitske
Troitske (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°31′26″N 38°22′33″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
RaionSievierodonetsk Raion
Area
 • Total17.989 km2 (6.946 sq mi)
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (2001 census)
 • Total1,415
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
93354
Area code+380 6474

During the War in Donbass the settlement has been under attacks of pro-Russian forces on multiple occasions.[1][2][3][4][5] On 16 January 2019 five Ukrainian servicemen from the 72nd Mechanized Brigade were wounded, and five others were injured at the village when their truck, Ural-4320, was hit by anti-tank guided missiles from Kalynove.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Утром рашисты устроили минометный налет на Троицкое. СКРИН" (in Russian). Information Resistance. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. "В течение суток на Донбассе Украина потеряла одного бойца, 8 воинов были ранены, - спикер АПУ" (in Russian). Information Resistance. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  3. "Destroyed bridge in Troitske". Lugansk News Today. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  4. "В Троицком в последние дни ведутся ожесточенные бои - Москаль". Liga News. 26 January 2015.
  5. Терористи з мінометів обстрілюють Троїцьке на Луганщині
  6. "Бойовики обстріляли вантажівку ЗСУ: постраждали 10 військових" (in Ukrainian). Ukrayinska Pravda. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. "Боевики обстреляли грузовик ВСУ: пострадали 10 военных" (in Russian). Ukrayinska Pravda. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  8. "Обстріл української вантажівки на Донбасі: поранені 10 військових" (in Ukrainian). BBC News Ukrainian. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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