Zolote
Zolote (Ukrainian: Золотé; Russian: Золотóе, lit. 'Golden') is a city in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Population: 13,007 (2022 estimate).[1] The town consists of villages that were merged to create Zolote.[2] Currently these villages are numbered in a sequence from Zolote 1 to Zolote 5.[2][3] Before the creation of Zolote they were named Karbonit, Rodina, Stakhanovets, Maryvka and Partyzansky.[3]
Zolote
Золоте | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Zolote Location of Zolote within Ukraine  Zolote Zolote (Luhansk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′34″N 38°31′10″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Popasna Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.91 km2 (9.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 13,007 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 93294 |
| Area code | +380 6455 |
| Climate | Dfb |
During the war in Donbas the Ukrainian authorities lost control over parts of Zolote to the self proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).[2][3] Zolote-5 (formally named Maryvka) became under full control of the LPR.[3] Zolote-4 (Patrizansky) and Zolote-3 (Stakhanovets) became situated in the "gray zone" between the warring parties.[3] On 30 June 2018 the Ukrainian army took full control of Zolote-4,[4][2][3] although Ukrainian activists stated that the village takeover was staged, as according to them Ukrainian soldiers had been in the zone since 2014.[5]
On 7 October 2014, to facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast, the Verkhovna Rada made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. In particular, the towns of Hirske and Zolote and the urban-type settlements of Nyzhnie and Toshkivka were transferred from Pervomaisk Municipality to Popasna Raion.
Zolote came under the de facto control of the Luhansk People's Republic on 23 June 2022. It was claimed that around 2,000 Ukrainian troops were surrounded in the town before its capture during the battle of Donbas.[6]
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001 (this list contains Luhansk People's Republic controlled areas as well):[7]
- Russian 50.34%
- Ukrainian 43.93%
- Belarusian 0.35%
References
- 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.
- Head of Zolote in Donbas: Gray zone shrinks with liberated village, UNIAN (2 July 2018)
- "Без крыши над головой: как помогают, оставшимся без дома жителям Луганщины". tribun.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- Russian-led forces suffer huge losses within week – JFO, UNIAN (2 July 2018)
- Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (20 July 2018). "#MinskMonitor: Questions Over Ukrainian Liberation of Village". Medium. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- "Ukraine loses key district south lysychansk russian forces official 2022-06-24". Reuters. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "Home". ukrcensus.gov.ua.