Halytsynivka
Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Halytsynivka (Ukrainian: Галицинівка; Russian: Галицыновка) is a village in Pokrovsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 36.2 kilometres (22.5 mi) west-northwest (WNW) from the centre of Donetsk city, on the banks of the Vovcha river.
Halytsynivka
Галицинівка | |
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 Interactive map of Halytsynivka | |
  Halytsynivka Location of Halytsynivka within Ukraine  Halytsynivka Halytsynivka (Donetsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 48.100556°N 37.445833°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Novohrodivka urban hromada |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,111 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85620 |
| Area code | +380 6278 |
| KATOTTH | UA14160170030017951 |
History
The village was founded in 1888
On November 7 1917, in accordance with the Third Universal of the Ukrainian Central Rada, it became part of the Ukrainian People's Republic.[2]
Russo-Ukrainian War
The War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014, brought along both civilian and military casualties. Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed near the village by shelling from "Grad" multiple rocket launchers on 3 February 2017.[3]
In early September 2024, the village was reportedly captured by Russia as part of the Pokrovsk offensive of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]
Demographics
In 2001 the settlement had 1111 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]
