Komar, Ukraine
Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Komar (Ukrainian: Комар; Russian: Комар) is a village in the Volnovakha Raion of the Donetsk Oblast, in Ukraine. It has been under Russian occupation since June 2025.
Komar
Комар | |
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Mass grave of Soviet soldiers | |
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  Komar Location within Donetsk Oblast  Komar Location within Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 47°58′39″N 36°45′33″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Volnovakha Raion |
| Hromada | Komar rural hromada |
| Established | 1780 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Komar Village Council |
| • Mayor | Roman Mykhailovych Dmitriev |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,223 km2 (1,244 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,326 |
| • Density | 0.4114/km2 (1.066/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 85520 |
| Area code | +380 6243 |
| Website | komar |
Geography
The village is located on the right bank of the Mokri Yaly River. The distance to Velyka Novosilka is about 21 km and it passes by a local highway.
History
Komar was founded in 1780 by Greek immigrants from the Crimean village of Kamara (modern-day Oboronne). From the moment of its foundation to the present day, the main activity is agriculture and, first of all, grain production.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population of the village was 1,705 people, of which 8.09% stated that their mother tongue was Ukrainian, 84.16% – Russian, 7.33% – Greek (including Mariupol Greek and Urum[1]), 0.12% – Armenian, and 0.06% – Belarusian.[2]
Famous people
- Serhiy Vasyliovych Holovko is the director of the agricultural society, an honored worker of agriculture of Ukraine.[3]
The following were born in the settlement:
- Hryhoriy Panteliyovych Alchiev (* 1946) a Ukrainian artist.
- Spiridon Mykhailovych Egorov (1908-1999) a Hero of the Soviet Union.