Zhdanivka

Zhdanivka (Ukrainian: Жданівка, Russian: Ждановка) is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 12,352(2013 est.)[1]; 13,688 (2001).

Zhdanivka

Жданівка

Ждановка
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Zhdanivka
Zhdanivka
Coordinates: 48°8′15″N 38°15′39″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
Government
  MayorSerhiy Lytvynov
Population
12,352
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Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[2][3] including Zhdanivka.[4] On 16 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists.[5]

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[6]

Ethnicity
  • Ukrainians: 48.3%
  • Russians: 47.4%
  • Belarusians: 1.4%
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