Petrovske
City in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
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Petrovske (Ukrainian: Петровське; Russian: Петровское) or Petrovo-Krasnosillia (Ukrainian: Петрово-Красносілля) is a city in Khrustalnyi urban hromada, Rovenky Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine, currently occupied by Russia. It has a population of 12,642 (2022 estimate).[1]
Petrovske
Петровське Petrovo-Krasnosillia | |
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  Petrovske Location within Ukraine  Petrovske Location within Luhansk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 48°17′N 38°53′E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Rovenky Raion |
| Hromada | Khrustalnyi urban hromada |
| Population (2022) | 12,642 |
| Climate | Dfb |
History
In 1962, Petrovske was made subordinate to the municipality of Krasnyi Luch.[2] Petrovske was granted city status in 1963.[3]
In 2014, Petrovske was taken over by the proxy Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) during the war in Donbas,[4] and has since been under de facto Russian occupation.[5] In April 2015, Petrovske was the sight of intra-rebel infighting, with either LPR proxy forces or actual Russian special forces attempting to violently expel formerly allied Cossack separatists from the city.[6] In 2016, as part of decommunization in Ukraine, Petrovske was renamed to Petrovo-Krasnosillia by the Ukrainian government.[7] However, due to the occupation of the city by Russia, it is still often referred to by the communist-era name.[5][8] In 2020, Ukraine enacted administrative reforms that officially designated the city as part of Khrustalnyi urban hromada, Rovenky Raion.[9][10]
Economy
Petrovske has a factory that makes concrete products, along with other industrial enterprises.[3]
Demographics
Petrovske's population has declined in recent years, from 13,260 (2013 est.)[11] to 12,642 as of the most recent estimate in 2022.[1]
According to ethnic and native language data from the 2001 Ukrainian census, Ukrainians make up the majority of the population, yet the city is a predominantly Russian-speaking (76.4%), with a significant Ukrainian-speaking minority (22.4%), as well as a much smaller Belarusian-speaking minority (0.1%).[12] The exact ethnic and linguistic composition was as follows:[13][14]
