Proletarsk, Rostov Oblast
Town in Rostov Oblast, Russia
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Proletarsk (Russian: Пролета́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Proletarsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Manych River, on the Rostov-on-Don–Baku railway.
Proletarsk
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 Interactive map of Proletarsk | |
  Proletarsk Location of Proletarsk  Proletarsk Proletarsk (Russia) | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′N 41°44′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Rostov Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Proletarsky District[1] |
| Urban settlementSelsoviet | Proletarskoye[1] |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 20,267 |
• Estimate (2021) | 18,983 (−6.3%) |
| • Capital of | Proletarsky District,[1] Proletarskoye Urban Settlement[1] |
| • Municipal district | Proletarsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Proletarskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Proletarsky Municipal District,[3] Proletarskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal codes[5] | 347540–347542, 347544 |
| OKTMO ID | 60645101001 |
It was formerly the Cossack stanitsa of Velikoknyazheskaya (Великокняжеская).
History
Proletarsk is the site of a massive petroleum tank farm installation of the Russian Federal Agency for State Reserves, some 250 km from the Ukrainian border.[6] On 18 August 2024, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was set ablaze by a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strike.[7] As of 23 August 2024, the tank farm was still ablaze,[8][9] while the Ukrainians aggravated it with another drone strike on that day.[10][11] Local authorities declared a state of emergency.[12] On 2 September the fire was extinguished.[13] The Telegram channel RostovGazeta reported that the fire at the Proletarsk oil depot precipitated a surge in the sale of oil storage and refining facilities in the region due to the threat of new attacks from Ukraine.[14][15]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Proletarsk serves as the administrative center of Proletarsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Proletarsky District as Proletarskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Proletarsky Municipal District.[3]
Demographics
The population of Proletarsk has slightly increased in the post-Soviet era: 20,267 (2010 census);[2] 19,572 (2002 census);[16] 19,422 (1989 Soviet census).[17]