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Leonidivka, Donetsk Oblast

Coordinates: 48°22′14″N 37°48′4″E / 48.37056°N 37.80111°E / 48.37056; 37.80111
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Leonidivka
Леонідівка
Leonidivka is located in Donetsk Oblast
Leonidivka
Leonidivka
Leonidivka is located in Ukraine
Leonidivka
Leonidivka
Coordinates: 48°22′14″N 37°48′4″E / 48.37056°N 37.80111°E / 48.37056; 37.80111
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionBakhmut Raion
HromadaToretsk urban hromada
Elevation
103 m (338 ft)
Population
 • Total
115
Area code 380-6247

Leonidivka (Ukrainian: Леонідівка) is a village located in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Administratively, it is part of Toretsk urban hromada.[1] It is approximately 41 km (135,000 ft) north of Donetsk.[2]

History

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On 11 October 2018, during the War in Donbas, an OSCE Special Monitoring Mission patrol drone recorded an armored reconnaissance vehicle close to the village.[2]

On 21 September 2024, as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the battle of Toretsk, Russian forces entered the village.[3]

On 3 November 2024, the Russian forces captured the village.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Торецька територіальна громада". decentralization.gov.ua. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  2. ^ a b "Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 12 October 2018". OSCE. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  3. ^ Kagan, Frederick W.; Mappes, Grace; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Evans, Angelica; Gasparyan, Davit; Bailey, Riley (21 September 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 21, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 3, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-11-04.