Luhanske, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Urban locality in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Luhanske (Ukrainian: Луганське; Russian: Луганское, romanized: Luganskoye) is a rural settlement in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located on the M04 highway, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Bakhmut. The population of Luhanske was 2,140 (2022 estimate).[1]
Luhanske
Луганське | |
|---|---|
Church of the Intercession (1898) in Luhanske | |
  Luhanske Location of Luhanske within Ukraine  Luhanske Luhanske (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°26′29″N 38°15′14″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Hromada | Svitlodarsk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1701 |
| Incorporated | 1938 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.433 km2 (0.553 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 2,140 |
| • Density | 1,490/km2 (3,870/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 84580-84581 |
| Area code | +380 6274 |
The settlement has been damaged by and is on the frontline of the War in Donbas.[2] The UNHCR reported in February 2017 that it was inhabited by a "handful of elderly residents".[2] The settlement was controlled by the Ukrainian army, from 2014 until the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[3] It was captured by Russia in May 2022, and remains under their control.
