Krasnohorivka

Krasnohorivka Красногорівка
City
Krasnohorivka railway station in 2013.
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Coordinates: 48°0′24″N 37°30′46″E / 48.00667°N 37.51278°E / 48.00667; 37.51278
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Pokrovsk Raion
Hromada	Marinka urban hromada
Status	1938
Area
• Total	11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation	149 m (489 ft)
Population  (2001 census)
• Total	16,714
• Estimate  (2024)	346
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	85630
Area code	+380 6278

Krasnohorivka (Ukrainian: Красногорівка, IPA: [krɐsnoˈɦɔr⁽ʲ⁾iu̯kɐ]; Russian: Красногоровка, romanized: Krasnogorovka) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is situated west of Donetsk. As of the 2001 census, it had a population of 16,714. The city has been under Russian occupation since September 2024.

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The city was founded in the first half of the 19th century by migrants from the Ukrainian villages of Poltava Governorate and Kharkov Governorate.^{[citation needed]}

Starting mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;^[1][2] including Krasnohorivka.^[3] On 1 August 2014, Ukrainian forces had captured the city from pro-Russian separatists.^[4] The city then became situated close to the frontline with the separatist-controlled Donetsk.^[5] It continued to come under separatist attack by shelling.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

On 3 June 2015, fresh violence returned to the city as pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive there, involving 1,000 troops, tanks and heavy artillery.^[5] The rebels stated they only engaged in defence measures after an assault by the Ukrainian army. Video footage reportedly showed outgoing artillery fire originating in residential areas in Donetsk held by the rebels, directed at Ukrainian government positions, a claimed violation of both the Minsk II agreement and Geneva Conventions. The attacking rebel forces allegedly included a number of Russian regular soldiers.^[11] The Ukrainian government accused Russia of inciting the conflict.^[12] Western diplomats stated that the assault was carried out by combined Russian-separatist forces.^[11]

On 30 March 2024, two people were killed by Russian shelling.^[13] By 8 April 2024, Russian forces had entered the southeastern part of the city and fighting began over control over Krasnohorivka.^[14] In June 2024, as a result of fighting over the city, the population had reportedly decreased to 346.^[15] By the end of July, Russian forces had captured the core part of the city, but fighting remained ongoing in the city's northern outskirts.^[16][17] On 9 September, the city was fully captured.^[18] The Russian military formally claimed the city's seizure the following day.^[19][18]

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had a population of 16,398. Ukrainians constitute the majority of the city's population, followed by ethnic Russians and Greeks.^[20][21]

• Mykola Shmatko (1943–2020), a Ukrainian sculptor, professor and painter.