Kamianka, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Appearance
Kamianka
Кам'янка | |
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Coordinates: 48°14′44″N 38°29′15″E / 48.245556°N 38.4875°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
Raion | Horlivka Raion |
Elevation | 299 m (981 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 742 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 86492 |
Area code | +380 6252 |
Kamianka (Ukrainian: Кам'янка; Russian: Каменка) is a rural settlement in Horlivka Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 75.6 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.
The War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties. A minivan, filled with explosives, was blown up at the Ukrainian check-point near the settlement on 21 July 2014, killing five Ukrainian servicemen.[1]
Demographics
[edit]Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[2]
- Ukrainian — 16.71%
- Russian 83.29%
References
[edit]- ^ "Книга пам'яті загиблих". memorybook.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua Archived 31 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine