Yarova

Yarova
Ярова
Yarova
Location of Yarova in Donetsk Oblast
Yarova
Yarova (Donetsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 49°03′13″N 37°38′55″E / 49.05361°N 37.64861°E / 49.05361; 37.64861
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionKramatorsk Raion
HromadaLyman urban hromada
Elevation63 m (207 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
1,840
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Postal code
84432
Area code+380 6261

Yarova (Ukrainian: Ярова) is a rural settlement in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine.

History

In January 1989, the population was 2,471 people with 1,091 men and 1,380 women.[3] As of January 1, 2013, the population was 2,018 people.[4]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian forces took control of Yarova in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine; the settlement was recaptured by Ukraine on 19 September 2022.[5] In September 2025, 23 civilians were killed by a Russian aerial bomb during the distributions of pension payments.[6]

Demographics

In 2022, the population was estimated to be 1,840 (2022 estimate)[2], a decrease from 2,203 in 2001. According to the census conducted in the same year, the linguistic composition of the settlement was 89% Ukrainian and 11% Russian.[5][7]

References

  1. ^ "Yarova (Donetsk Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "All-Union Population Census 1989. Urban population of the union republics, their territorial units, urban settlements, and urban districts by sex". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. ^ "Number of the apparent population of Ukraine for January 1, 2013. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Kyiv, 2013. p. 56" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. ^ a b "В Яровой Донецкой области подняли украинский флаг". РБК-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  6. ^ Tarasova-Markina, Daria; Kent, Lauren; Kottasová, Ivana. "Russian aerial bomb kills at least 23 civilians in rural Ukrainian village, government says". CNN. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України". socialdata.org.ua (in Ukrainian).