Velyka Novosilka
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Velyka Novosilka
Велика Новосілка | |
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 Victory Day, 2020 in Velyka Novosilka | |
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  Velyka Novosilka .svg) Velyka Novosilka | |
| Coordinates: 47°50′18″N 36°50′06″E / 47.83833°N 36.83500°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Volnovakha Raion |
| Hromada | Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1779 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.385 km2 (3.624 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5 235[1] |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | vnovoselke |
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Velyka Novosilka (Ukrainian: Велика Новосілка; Russian: Великая Новосёлка, romanized: Velikaya Novosyolka) is a rural settlement in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located on the eastern, right bank of the Mokri Yaly River. It was the administrative centre of Velyka Novosilka Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020. Population: 5,235 (2022 estimate).[1]
History
[edit]It was known as Bolshoy Yanisol (Russian: Большой Янисо́ль; Urum: Салгир Йаны Сала, Salgir Yani Sala) before 1946.[2][better source needed] It was founded by Mariupol Greek and Urum colonists from Crimea.
During the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the settlement became a target of Russian forces along the cities of Kurakhove and Pokrovsk, as part of a broader offensive effort in Southern and Eastern Ukraine. After the fall of Vuhledar in October 2024, Russians swiftly advanced to the north,[3] reaching the proximity of Velyka Novosilka and advancing on it from several axis.[4] Russian forces pressed on and started storming the nearby village of Rozdolne on 23 November, with the fortified settlement Velyka Novosilka being stormed on 24 November.[5][6]
Demographics
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Notable people
[edit]- Mykola Shaparenko (born 1998), Ukrainian footballer
- Taras Stepanenko (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer
- Vladimir Takhtamyshev (1890s–1935), Ukrainian Greek participant in the Russian Civil War
References
[edit]- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Bol'shaya Yanisol' (Velikaya Novoselka) / Donets'ka Oblast'". GetAMap. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Méheut, Constant; Holder, Josh (31 October 2024). "Russia's Swift March Forward in Ukraine's East". The New York Times.
- ^ "Russia intensifies activity east of Velyka Novosilka – DeepState on enemy objectives". TSN.ua. 21 November 2024.
- ^ "DeepState: Last Ukrainian stronghold in southern Donbas faces heavy Russian assaults". Euromaidan Press. 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast". DeepStateMap.Live. 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Cities & towns of Ukraine".
- ^ 28.01.1897
- ^ 17.01.1939
- ^ 15.01.1959
- ^ 15.01.1970
- ^ История городов и сёл Украинской ССР. 1976
- ^ 17.01.1979
- ^ 12.01.1989
- ^ 05.12.2001
External links
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