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Kreminna Balka

Coordinates: 48°4′20″N 37°16′43″E / 48.07222°N 37.27861°E / 48.07222; 37.27861
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Kreminna Balka
Кремінна Балка
Kreminna Balka is located in Ukraine
Kreminna Balka
Kreminna Balka
Location of Kreminna Balka within Ukraine
Kreminna Balka is located in Donetsk Oblast
Kreminna Balka
Kreminna Balka
Kreminna Balka (Donetsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 48°4′20″N 37°16′43″E / 48.07222°N 37.27861°E / 48.07222; 37.27861
CountryUkraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionPokrovsk Raion
HromadaKurakhove urban hromada
Elevation
168 m (551 ft)
Population
 • Total
41
Time zoneUTC 2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 3 (EEST)
Postal code
85610
Area code 380 6278
KATOTTHUA14160110180090932
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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

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Russian invasion of Ukraine

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The village was captured by Russian forces in November 2024, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

Demographics

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As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 41 inhabitants, whose native languages were 78.05% Ukrainian and 21.95% Russian.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. ^ 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.