Ulakly
Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Ulakly (Ukrainian: Улакли; Russian: Улаклы; Greek: Ουλακλί; Urum: Улахлы, romanized: Ulahly) is a village in Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.[1]
Ulakly
Улакли | |
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 Interactive map of Ulakly | |
  Ulakly Location of Velyka Novosilka within Donetsk Oblast  Ulakly Ulakly (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′46″N 37°05′13″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Volnovakha Raion |
| Hromada | Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 867 |
History
Ulakly was founded by ethnic Greek migrants from a Crimean village, also called Ulakly (now Hlybokyi Yar). The village in Donetsk Oblast was named after the original Crimean village, as was common with Greek migrants to the Azov region.[2] In 1892, it had a population of 309 people.[3] In this era, it was also alternatively known as Dzhemrek (Russian: Джемрекъ; Ukrainian: Джемрек)[3] or Zhemrek (Russian: Жемрекъ).[2]
On 24 May 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ulakly was shelled by the Russian military.[4] On 21 February 2025, Ulakly was captured by Russian forces.[5]
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 867 people. Their native languages were 71.86% Russian, 10.03% Greek (including Mariupol Greek and Urum[6]), 2.08% Ukrainian, 0.46% Moldovan (Romanian) and 0.12% Belarusian.[7]
