Zaitseve, Bakhmut urban hromada, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Appearance
Zaitseve
Зайцеве | |
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Coordinates: 48°31′36″N 38°4′1″E / 48.52667°N 38.06694°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
Hromada | Bakhmut urban hromada |
Founded | 1842 |
Elevation | 191 m (627 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,160 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 84570 |
Area code | +380 6274 |
KATOTTH | UA14020010080032808 |
Zaitseve (Ukrainian: Зайцеве; Russian: Зайцево) is a village in Bakhmut Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 60.3 kilometres (37.5 mi) northeast by north (NEbN) from of the centre of Donetsk city, about 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwards from the southern border of Bakhmut. It belongs to Bakhmut urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
History
[edit]Russian invasion of Ukraine
[edit]The settlement came under attack by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.[2][3]
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 1,160 inhabitants, whose native languages were 91.65% Ukrainian and 8.26% Russian.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Karolina Hird; Katherine Lawlor; Riley Bailey; George Barros; Frederick W. Kagan (6 October 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 6". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
The Ukrainian General Staff noted that Russian troops continued ground attacks northeast of Bakhmut near Yakovlivka, Soledar and Bakhmutske and south of Bakhmut near Odradivka, Mayorsk, and Zaitseve.
- ^ Kateryna Stepanenko; Riley Bailey; Karolina Hird; Grace Mappes; Madison Williams; Yekaterina Klepanchuk; Frederick W. Kagan (1 November 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 1". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
Russian sources shared geolocated footage of close-quarters combat between Ukrainian forces and Wagner troops near Zaitseve (8km southeast of Bakhmut).