Kreminna Balka
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Kreminna Balka
Кремінна Балка | |
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Coordinates: 48°4′20″N 37°16′43″E / 48.07222°N 37.27861°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
Hromada | Kurakhove urban hromada |
Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 41 |
Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 85610 |
Area code | 380 6278 |
KATOTTH | UA14160110180090932 |
Kreminna Balka (Ukrainian: Кремінна Балка; Russian: Кременная Балка) is a village in Kurakhove urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 39.07 kilometres (24.28 mi) west by north (WbN) from the centre of Donetsk city.
History
[edit]Russian invasion of Ukraine
[edit]The village was captured by Russian forces in November 2024, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 41 inhabitants, whose native languages were 78.05% Ukrainian and 21.95% Russian.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Angelica Evans; Davit Gasparyan; Grace Mappes; Nate Trotter; Fredrick W. Kagan (3 November 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 2, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
Russian forces continued assaults north of Kurakhove near Sontsivka, Novodmytrivka, Voznesenka, Kreminna Balka, and Novoselydivka; northeast of Kurakhove near Hostre, Kurakhivka, Vovchenka, Illinka, and Ostrivske; east of Kurakhove near Maksymilyanivka; and southeast of Kurakhove in the direction of Dalne on November 1 and 2.