Verkhnoshyrokivske
Verkhnoshyrokivske
Верхньошироківське | |
|---|---|
Verkhnoshyrokivske Location of Verkhnoshyrokivske within Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 47°14′07″N 37°51′42″E / 47.235278°N 37.861667°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kalmiuske Raion |
| Hromada | Novoazovsk urban hromada |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 262 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 87612 |
| Area code | +380 6296 |
Verkhnoshyrokivske (Ukrainian: Верхньошироківське), formerly Oktiabr (Ukrainian: Октябр), is a village in Kalmiuske Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 116 km SSE from the centre of Donetsk city, at 24 km SW from Novoazovsk.
The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbas, that started in 2014.[1] On 13 April 2018 the OSCE reported that 2 tanks of the pro-Russian forces had used cover of civilian homes in Verkhnoshyrokivske "endangering residents if tanks were targeted."[2]
Demographics
In 2001 the settlement had 282 inhabitants. Native language as of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[3]
- Ukrainian: 77.66%
- Russian: 21.63%
- Belarusian and Polish: 0.35%
References
- ^ "Новости дня: ДНР преподнесла Порошенко своё видение проведения выборов на Донбассе. Полный текст - 13.05.2015 сегодня". Dialog.ua. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "#OSCE Hug: Same military logic evident near gov-ctrl Anadol with 6 self-propelled howitzers in violation; and near non-gov-ctrl Verkhnoshyrokivske where 2 tanks – also in violation – used cover of civilian homes, endangering residents if tanks were targeted". OSCE via Twitter. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.