Lisivka, Donetsk Oblast
Lisivka (Ukrainian: Лісівка; Russian: Лесовка) is a village in Novohrodivka urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 33.05 kilometres (20.54 mi) west-northwest (WNW) from the centre of Donetsk city.
History
It was founded in 1885 under the Russian Empire.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
The village was captured by Russian Forces in September 2024, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 295 inhabitants, whose native languages were 46.43% Ukrainian, 53.25% Russian and 0.32% Belarusian.
References
- ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Riley Bailey; Christina Harward; Kateryna Stepanenko; Davit Gasparyan; Annika Ganzeveld; George Barros (6 September 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 6, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
A Russian milblogger claimed on September 6 that Russian forces have seized most of Lisivka and are approaching the southern outskirts of Ukrainsk (both southeast of Pokrovsk).
- ^ "Russians occupy Lisivka in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState". pravda.com.ua. Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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