Staromaiorske
Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Staromaiorske (Ukrainian: Старомайорське [ˌstɑromɐˈjɔrsʲke]; Russian: Старомайорское, romanized: Staromayorskoye) is a village in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is situated south of the village of Makarivka and on the opposite side of the Mokri Yaly river from the village of Urozhaine. The population at the 2001 census was 839.[1]
Staromaiorske
Старомайорське | |
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The village World War II memorial in 2018 | |
 Interactive map of Staromaiorske | |
  Staromaiorske Location within Donetsk Oblast  Staromaiorske Location within Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′10″N 36°47′37″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Volnovakha Raion |
| Hromada | Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada |
| Population | |
• Total | 839 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| KATOTTH | UA14040010180012001 |
History
The village was founded in the early 18th century as a Cossack settlement of the Zaporozhian Sich.[citation needed]
Russo-Ukrainian War
Russian invasion of Ukraine
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russian forces for over a year.[2] On 27 July 2023, the village was liberated by the 35th Marine Brigade and 7th Battalion Arei of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army of the 129th Kryvyi Rih Defense Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces[3] in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.[4][5][6]
According to Reuters, the village was under Ukrainian control as of 31 July 2023.[7] By the end of the fighting, the village was largely "ruined".[8]
On 10 June 2024, the Russian Armed Forces recaptured the village.[9][10]
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, 62.62% of the population of the village spoke Ukrainian, 37.14% spoke Russian and 0.24% spoke Belarusian.[1]
