Hrekivka
Hrekivka
Греківка | |
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  Hrekivka Location of Hrekivka in Luhansk Oblast  Hrekivka Hrekivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°14′45″N 37°54′54″E / 49.245833°N 37.915°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Svatove Raion |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Halyna Hlobchasta[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.653 km2 (0.252 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 57 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 92911 |
| Area code | +380 6454 |
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Hrekivka (Ukrainian: Греківка; Russian: Грековка, romanized: Grekovka), known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрі́вське) before 2016, is a village in Svatove Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 126.5 kilometres (78.6 mi) northwest from the centre of Luhansk city. It belongs to Krasnorichenske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
History
[edit]The settlement was founded in 1963.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
[edit]The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was regained by Ukrainian forces on 5 October the same year.[3][4]
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 57 inhabitants, whose native languages were 92.45% Ukrainian and 7.55% Russian.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Korolova, Yevheniia (27 September 2024). "In the Luhansk Region, a Village Head, Tortured by Russians, Escaped from the Occupation". www.mipl.org.ua.
- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Karolina Hird; Katherine Lawlor; Riley Bailey; Grace Mappes; George Barros; Frederick W. Kagan (5 October 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 5". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
Ukrainian forces captured Hrekivka and Makiivka in western Luhansk Oblast (approximately 20 km southwest of Svatove) on October 5.
- ^ "Українські захисники підняли синьо-жовті прапори ще у кількох селищах на Донеччині та Луганщині". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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