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==2024 oil infrastructure attack==
==2024 oil infrastructure attack==
{{see|Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
{{see|Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
Proletarsk is the site of a massive [[petroleum]] tank farm installation of the Russian State Reserve. On 19 August 2024 it was set ablaze by a [[Ukrainian Armed Forces]] drone strike as a consequence of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. Proletarsk is some 250 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.<ref name="mt1">{{cite news
Proletarsk is the site of a massive [[petroleum]] tank farm installation of the Russian State Reserve some 250 km from the Ukrainian border.<ref name="mt1">{{cite news
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|date=18 August 2024
|work=Moscow Times
|work=Moscow Times
|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/18/ukrainian-drones-spark-fuel-fire-in-south-russia-a86056
|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/18/ukrainian-drones-spark-fuel-fire-in-south-russia-a86056
|title=Ukrainian Drones Spark Fuel Fire in South Russia }}</ref> As of 23 August 2024 the tank farm was still ablaze,<ref name="aus1">{{cite news
|title=Ukrainian Drones Spark Fuel Fire in South Russia }}</ref> On 19 August 2024 it was set ablaze by a [[Ukrainian Armed Forces]] drone strike as a consequence of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].
As of 23 August 2024 the tank farm was still ablaze,<ref name="aus1">{{cite news
|title=For several days now, a Russian gas station situated in Proletarsk has been engulfed in flames.
|title=For several days now, a Russian gas station situated in Proletarsk has been engulfed in flames.
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|work=Kyiv Post
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|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/37868 |title=Rostov Fuel Depot Blaze Aggravated by Second Ukrainian Drone Strike }}</ref><ref>[https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/another-drone-strikes-oil-depot-in-rostov-1724403845.html Another drone strikes oil depot in Rostov region that has been burning for almost a week] RBC, MARIA KHOLINA, AUGUST 23, 2024</ref>
|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/37868 |title=Rostov Fuel Depot Blaze Aggravated by Second Ukrainian Drone Strike }}</ref><ref>[https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/another-drone-strikes-oil-depot-in-rostov-1724403845.html Another drone strikes oil depot in Rostov region that has been burning for almost a week] RBC, MARIA KHOLINA, AUGUST 23, 2024</ref>
Local authorities declared a state of emergency.<ref>[https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2024/08/russia-fire-crews-continue-to-respond-to-major-fire-following-drone-strike-in-proletarsk-as-of-late-august-update-2 Fire crews continue to respond to major fire following drone strike in Proletarsk as of late August] Crisis 24, 27 August 2024 </ref>
The [[Telegram channel]] ''RostovGazeta'' reported that the ongoing fire at the Proletarsk oil depot caused a surge in the sale of oil storage and refining facilities in the region.<ref>[https://www.uawire.org/repeated-ukrainian-drone-strikes-and-ongoing-blaze-at-proletarsk-oil-depot-spark-crisis-in-rostov-region Repeated Ukrainian drone strikes and ongoing blaze at Proletarsk oil depot spark crisis in Rostov region] UA Wire, August 23, 2024 </ref>
The [[Telegram channel]] ''RostovGazeta'' reported that the ongoing fire at the Proletarsk oil depot caused a surge in the sale of oil storage and refining facilities in the region.<ref>[https://www.uawire.org/repeated-ukrainian-drone-strikes-and-ongoing-blaze-at-proletarsk-oil-depot-spark-crisis-in-rostov-region Repeated Ukrainian drone strikes and ongoing blaze at Proletarsk oil depot spark crisis in Rostov region] UA Wire, August 23, 2024 </ref>


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For other places with the same name, see Proletarsk.
Proletarsk
Пролетарск
Town[1]
Location of Proletarsk
Map
Proletarsk is located in Rostov Oblast
Proletarsk
Proletarsk
Location of Proletarsk
Proletarsk is located in Russia
Proletarsk
Proletarsk
Proletarsk (Russia)
Coordinates: 46°42′N 41°44′E / 46.700°N 41.733°E / 46.700; 41.733
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRostov Oblast[1]
Administrative districtProletarsky District[1]
Urban settlementProletarskoye[1]
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total
20,267
 • Capital ofProletarsky District,[1] Proletarskoye Urban Settlement[1]
 • Municipal districtProletarsky Municipal District[3]
 • Urban settlementProletarskoye Urban Settlement[3]
 • Capital ofProletarsky Municipal District,[3] Proletarskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC 3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
347540–347542, 347544
OKTMO ID60645101001

Proletarsk (Template:Lang-ru) is a town and the administrative center of Proletarsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Manych River, on the Rostov-on-Don–Baku railway. Population: 20,267 (2010 Census);[2] 19,572 (2002 Census);[6] 19,422 (1989 Soviet census).[7]

It was formerly the Cossack stanitsa of Velikoknyazheskaya (Великокняжеская).

2024 oil infrastructure attack

Further information: Russian invasion of Ukraine

Proletarsk is the site of a massive petroleum tank farm installation of the Russian State Reserve some 250 km from the Ukrainian border.[8] On 19 August 2024 it was set ablaze by a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strike as a consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As of 23 August 2024 the tank farm was still ablaze,[9] while the Ukrainians aggravated it with another drone strike on that day.[10][11] Local authorities declared a state of emergency.[12] The Telegram channel RostovGazeta reported that the ongoing fire at the Proletarsk oil depot caused a surge in the sale of oil storage and refining facilities in the region.[13]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Proletarsk serves as the administrative center of Proletarsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Proletarsky District as Proletarskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Proletarsky Municipal District.[3]

Notable people

Soviet science fiction writer Petrony Gay Amatuni was born there in 1916.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Law #340-ZS
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ a b c d e Law #183-ZS
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  7. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  8. ^ "Ukrainian Drones Spark Fuel Fire in South Russia". Moscow Times. August 18, 2024.
  9. ^ SMITH, YAROSLAV (August 23, 2024). "For several days now, a Russian gas station situated in Proletarsk has been engulfed in flames". ASB.
  10. ^ "Rostov Fuel Depot Blaze Aggravated by Second Ukrainian Drone Strike". Kyiv Post.
  11. ^ Another drone strikes oil depot in Rostov region that has been burning for almost a week RBC, MARIA KHOLINA, AUGUST 23, 2024
  12. ^ Fire crews continue to respond to major fire following drone strike in Proletarsk as of late August Crisis 24, 27 August 2024
  13. ^ Repeated Ukrainian drone strikes and ongoing blaze at Proletarsk oil depot spark crisis in Rostov region UA Wire, August 23, 2024

Sources

  • Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №340-ЗС от 25 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области», в ред. Закона №270-ЗС от 27 ноября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №187–190, 28 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #340-ZS of July 28, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast, as amended by the Law #270-ZS of November 27, 2014 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
  • Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №183-ЗС от 22 октября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования "Пролетарский район" и муниципальных образований в его составе». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Наше время", №№266–269 (без приложений), 3 ноября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #183-ZS of October 22, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of "Proletarsky District" and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).

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