Stari Terny
Stari Terny (Ukrainian: Старі Терни; Russian: Старые Терны) is a rural settlement (selyshche) in Kurakhove urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 44.0 kilometres (27.3 mi) west from the centre of Donetsk city.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Vovcha river. The absolute height is 127 metres above sea level.
History
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 11 November 2024, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Kurakhove Reservoir dam, located near the settlement, was destroyed, causing water to flow into the Vovcha River and posing a threat of flooding for residents of villages on the river. The settlement came under attack by Russian forces in November 2024 and was captured in early December.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 8 inhabitants, whose native languages were 37.50% Ukrainian and 62.50% Russian.
References
- ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Shumilin, Oleksandr (11 November 2024). "Kurakhove Reservoir dam destroyed amid surrounding hostilities". Ukrainska Pravda.
- ^ "Зруйновано дамбу Курахівського водосховища, почався підйом води" [The Kurakhivsky Reservoir Dam Was Destroyed, Water Rise Began]. novosti.dn.ua (in Ukrainian). 11 November 2024.
- ^ Karolina Hird; Angelica Evans; Nate Trotter; William Runkel; Olivia Gibson; George Barros (22 November 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 22, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces seized all of Berestky (north of Kurakhove on the northern bank of the Kurakhivske Reservoir) and are advancing westward towards Stari Terny (on the northwestern bank of the Kurakhivske Reservoir directly west of Berestky), and Ukrainian military observer Bohdan Myroshnykov reported that Russian forces are pressuring Stari Terny from positions north of Berestky.
- ^ Hlushchenko, Olha (6 December 2024). "Russian forces occupy four more settlements in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState analysts". Ukrainska Pravda.
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