Mezhove (village), Donetsk Oblast
Mezhove (Ukrainian: Межове; Russian: Межевое) is a village in Ocheretyne settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 29.4 kilometres (18.3 mi) northwest by north (NWbN) from the centre of Donetsk city.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Vovcha river. The absolute height is 154 metres above sea level.
History
Russian invasion of Ukraine
The village was captured by Russian Forces during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in August 2024.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 36 inhabitants, whose native languages were 41.67% Ukrainian and 58.33% Russian.
References
- ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Riley Bailey; Angelica Evans; Kateryna Stepanenko; Grace Mappes; Frederick W. Kagan (22 August 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 22, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
The Russian MoD retroactively announced on August 22 that the Russian Central Grouping of Forces (GoF) seized Mezhove (southeast of Pokrovsk).
- ^ "✙DeepState✙🇺🇦".
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