Zhdanivka

Zhdanivka (Ukrainian: Жданівка, Russian: Ждановка) is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 11,913 (2021 est.)[1]; 12,352(2013 est.)[2]; 13,688 (2001).

Zhdanivka
Жданівка
Ждановка
Zhdanivka
Zhdanivka
Coordinates: 48°8′15″N 38°15′39″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
Government
  MayorSerhiy Lytvynov
Population
 (2021)
11,913
ClimateDfb

Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[3][4] including Zhdanivka.[5] On 16 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists.[6] On 20 September 2014, Ukrainian troops left the city due to the threat of encirclement.[7] Since then, it has remained under control of the DPR.

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[8]

Ethnicity
  • Ukrainians: 48.3%
  • Russians: 47.4%
  • Belarusians: 1.4%
Language

References


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