Kholodne, Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Urban locality in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Kholodne (Ukrainian: Холодне; Russian: Холодное) or Sverdlove (Ukrainian: Свердло́ве; Russian: Свердлово) is a rural settlement in Makiivka urban hromada, Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 1,423 (2022 estimate).[2]
Kholodne
Холодне | |
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 Interactive map of Kholodne | |
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| Coordinates: 48°01′39″N 38°03′46″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Donetsk Raion |
| Hromada | Makiivka urban hromada |
| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 1,423 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 86193 |
| Area code | +380 6232 |
The town is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Donetsk.[3]
History
The town, when it was still known as Sverdlove, was captured by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, a Russia-backed breakaway state in 2014 during the war in Donbas. At 11:20AM, November 9, 2014, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine observed a convoy of seventeen green unmarked trucks moving west in the area of Sverdlove. Some of the trucks were towing multiple-launch rocket systems, and others carried ammunition crates.[3]
In 2016, the Ukrainian government officially renamed Sverdlove to Kholodne in accordance with decommunization laws.[4] In 2020, the Ukrainian government designated all settlements in Makiivka municipality to Makiivka urban hromada.[5]
On January 25, 2022, there were ceasefire violations near Kholodne.[6]
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[7]
- Ukrainian 18.9%
- Russian 80.23%
- Belarusian 0.19%
- Polish 0.6%
