Stelmakhivka
Stelmakhivka
Стельмахівка | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Stelmakhivka Stelmakhivka shown within Ukraine  Stelmakhivka Stelmakhivka shown within Luhansk | |
| Coordinates: 49°28′17″N 37°54′07″E / 49.47139°N 37.90194°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Svatove Raion |
| Hromada | Kolomyichykha rural hromada |
| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 505 |
| Postal code | 92623 |
| Area code | +380 6471 |
Stelmakhivka (Ukrainian: Стельмахівка) is a village in Kolomyichykha rural hromada, Svatove Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It had a population of 505 in 2001, however little to no people remain nowadays.[1] The body of local self-government is Stelmakhiv village council.
Geography
[edit]The village is located near the border of Luhansk and Kharkiv Oblasts, 20 kilometers from Svatove[2] and 23 kilometers from the urban settlement of Borova.[3] Administratively, the village was arranged into the Svatove Raion in 2020.[4] The elevation is 146 meters.[5]
History
[edit]The village was founded in 1864.[citation needed]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was captured by Russia in 2022.
On 8 October 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine de-occupied the village from Russian forces.[6][7][8] On 3 November 2022, the last civilians were evacuated from Stelmakhivka.[9]
The village was claimed by Russia to have been recaptured by 29 August 2024,[10] and geolocated footage confirmed the capture on 30 August.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "«Село пустое»: из Стельмаховки в Луганской области эвакуировали последних семерых жителей". hromadske (in Russian). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Стельмахівка · Луганська область, Україна, 92623". Стельмахівка · Луганська область, Україна, 92623 (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Карти Google". Карти Google (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Село Стельмахівка на сайті svatovo.lg.ua". Archived from the original on 19 February 2020.
- ^ "weather.in.ua - погода в с. Стельмахівка (Луганська область, Сватівський район) - прогноз погоди в Україні на 3 та 5 днів". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "ЗСУ підбираються до Сватового: На Луганщині звільнено село Стельмахівка". Патріоти України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "ЗСУ звільнили село Стельмахівка в Луганській області, - Гайдай". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "#91575 post — Военный Осведомитель (@milinfolive)". TGStat.ru (in Uzbek). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "At Kupiansk and Lyman direction Russian army shelled Hryanykivka, Kupyansk, Krokhmalne, Tabayivka and Terny of Kharkiv region; Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, Makiyivka, Nevske, Pischane and Bilohorivka of Luhansk region, also Hryhorivka, Verkhnokamyanske and Spirne of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report Bakhmut - Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com". Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/29/russia-claims-two-more-villages-in-eastern-ukraine (Al Arabiya)
- ^ Barros, George; Harward, Christina; Gasparyan, Davit; Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace (30 August 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 30, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 30 August 2024.