Korovii Yar
Korovii Yar (Ukrainian: Коровій Яр; Russian: Коровий Яр) is a village in Kramatorsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 135.4 kilometres (84.1 mi) north by west from the centre of Donetsk city. It belongs to Lyman urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 696 inhabitants. Their native languages were 55.89% Ukrainian and 43.69% Russian.
References
- ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Karolina Hird; Kateryna Stepanenko; Katherine Lawlor; Mason Clark (22 September 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 22". understandingwar.org. ISW. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
Russian sources also stated that Ukrainian forces broke through at Korovii Yar (22km northwest of Lyman) and are continuing attacks in Drobysheve (just west of Lyman).
- ^ Kateryna Stepanenko; Katherine Lawlor; Grace Mappes; Riley Bailey; Mason Clark (27 September 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 27". understandingwar.org. ISW]. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
Geolocated footage also showed Ukrainian forces entering Korovii Yar, about 20km due northwest of Lyman.
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