Dronivka
Dronivka
Дронівка | |
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  Dronivka Location of Dronivka within Ukraine  Dronivka Dronivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°55′04″N 38°02′29″E / 48.917778°N 38.041389°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Hromada | Siversk urban hromada |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (01.01.2016) | |
• Total | 485 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 84521 |
| Area code | +380 6274 |
Dronivka (Ukrainian: Дронівка) is a village (selo) in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
History
[edit]During the Holodomor from 1932 to 1933, 37 people in the village died.[1]
Russo-Ukrainian War
[edit]During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian soldiers attempted to cross the Siversky Donets several times. In particular, in May 2022, they brought pontoons across the river near Dronivka (48°56′19″N 38°03′37″E / 48.938486°N 38.060246°E and 48°56′18″N 38°03′36″E / 48.938332°N 38.059901°E) and Bilohorivka. On 12 May 2022, the crossing was thwarted, and Russian forces suffered severe losses.[2] On 24 October 2025, the Russian defense ministry claimed capture over the village was by Russian forces.[3]
Demographics
[edit]In the 1989 USSR census, the population of the village was given as 708 people, of whom 310 were men and 398 were women.[4]
In the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population was given as 613 people.[4]
Languages
[edit]In 2001, the population distribution by language was:[4]
| Language | % |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 83.69 % |
| Russian | 15.99 % |
| Belarusian | 0.33 % |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Мартиролог. Донецька область, ст. 456—457" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ ""Геніальна операція": як ЗСУ зруйнували переправу окупантів через Сіверський Донець?". Громадське радіо. 12 May 2022.
- ↑ Russia says its forces took control of three more villages in eastern Ukraine
- 1 2 3 "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
