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Pro-Russian unrest in Luhansk, April 2014. In April 2014, Russia-backed separatists seized governmental buildings in the region, proclaiming the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), with its capital in Luhansk. [2] An independence referendum, unconstitutional under Ukrainian law, was held on 11 May 2014. This referendum was not recognized as ...
Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast and the Russian-controlled area from April 2014 to February 2022 are both landlocked. The highest point in left-bank Ukraine is Mohyla Mechetna hill (367.1 m (1,204 ft) above sea level), which is located in the vicinity of the city of Petrovske, in Russian-controlled territory. [19]
Luhansk Oblast (Ukrainian: Луганська область, romanized: Luhanska oblast; Russian: Луганская область, romanized: Luganskaya oblast), also referred to as Luhanshchyna (Луганщина), is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Luhansk.
Russian authorities did state that all of the Donetsk region would be treated as part of Russia, and that the portion not under Russian control would be "liberated". [42] The areas which were controlled by Russia at the time [ 34 ] [ 43 ] amount to about 15% of Ukraine's total area, more than 90,000 km 2 (35,000 sq mi)—roughly the size of ...
Luhansk, capital and most populous city in Luhansk Oblast [27] Alchevsk, second most populous city and major industrial center in the Donbas [28] Siverskodonetsk, third most populous city and de facto capital from 2014 until its occupation in 2022 [29] Lysychansk, twin city of Siverskodonetsk that was the last city in the oblast to be captured by Russian forces during its invasion [30] Popasna ...
Khrustalnyi [a] or Krasnyi Luch [b] is a city in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Its population is approximately 79,533 (2022 estimate). [1] It has historically been one of the most important coal mining locations in the Donbas region. The city was founded in the 1880s after the discovery of coal deposits in the region, and grew over the ...
Sverdlovsk (Ukrainian: Свердловськ; Russian: Свердловск) or Dovzhansk (Ukrainian: Довжанськ) is an industrial city in Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine, near the internationally recognized border with Russia. This is the residence of Dovzhansk urban hromada and Dovzhansk Raion .
Svatove (Ukrainian: Сватове, pronounced [ˈsʋatɔʋe]; Russian: Сватово, romanized: Svatovo, pronounced [ˈsvatəvə]) is a city on the Krasna River in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Svatove Raion. Its population is 16,145 (2022 estimate). [1] It has been occupied by Russia since 2022.