Shyroka Balka
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Shyroka Balka
Широка Балка | |
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 Interactive map of Shyroka Balka | |
  Shyroka Balka Location of Shyroka Balka within Ukraine  Shyroka Balka Shyroka Balka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′4″N 37°55′39″E / 48.30111°N 37.92750°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 477 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 84619 |
| Area code | +380 6242 |
Shyroka Balka (Ukrainian: Широка Балка; Russian: Широкая Балка) is a settlement in Horlivka municipality of Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 43.5 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.
During the War in Donbass, in 2015, the settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.[2] In March 2023, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported Russian shelling in the settlement.[3]
| Districts of Horlivka: |
Populated places: 1 — Hladosove 2 — Holmivskyi 3 — Zaitseve 4 — Mykhailivka 5 — Ozeryanivka 6 — Panteleymonivka 7 — Piatykhatky 8— Ryasne 9 — Stavky 10 — Fedorivka 11 — Shyroka Balka |
