Lutuhyne

Lutuhyne (Ukrainian: Лутугине, Russian: Лутугино) is a city in Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Lutuhyne Raion. Population: 17,989 (2013 est.)[1].

Lutuhyne

Лутугине (in Ukrainian)
City
Boulevard in Lutuhyne
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
Population
 (2013)
 • Total17,989
Area code(s)(+380)
Vehicle registrationBB / 13
ClimateDfa

Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Luhansk Oblast;[2][3] including Lutuhyne.[4] On 27 July 2014, Ukrainian forces claimed Ukrainian troops had entered the city.[5] As of 2015, Lutuhyne has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic.[6]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[7]

  • Lutuhyne church
  • Monument to L.I. Lutugin, founder of the city
gollark: Oh?
gollark: The idea is to *deprecate* it, not *remove* it.
gollark: That's an unofficial one.
gollark: OH REALLY?
gollark: Wait, I can set up my thing which broadcasts the entire source of potatOS to this.

References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. https://newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
  3. http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
  4. http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/specter-of-violence-in-eastern-ukraine-keeps-voters-from-polls-349162.html
  5. http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/215712.html
  6. Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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