Balka Zhuravka

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Village
A memorial
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Coordinates: 49°9′31.6″N 37°58′30.2″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Luhansk Oblast
Raion	Svatove Raion
Hromada	Krasnorichenske settlement hromada
Founded	1720
Area
• Total	2.85 km^2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2001 census)[1]
• Total	729
• Density	260/km^2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	92917
Area code	+380 6454
KATOTTH	UA44100050060052037

Balka Zhuravka (Ukrainian: Балка Журавка; formerly known as Nevske (Невське)[2]) is a village in Krasnorichenske settlement hromada, Svatove Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 117.76 kilometres (73.17 mi) northwest (NW) from the centre of Luhansk city.

Geography

On the southwestern outskirts of the village, the Zhuravka Balka River flows into the Zherebets River. The absolute height is 75 metres above sea level.

History

Date of foundation — 1720.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The village was initially captured by Russian forces in March 2022 during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and was recaptured by Ukraine in October 2022 during the immediate aftermath of the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive. Over the course of Russian offensives along the Svatove-Kreminna front, it was again captured by Russian forces in October 2024.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 729 inhabitants, whose native languages were 96.70% Ukrainian and 3.16% Russian.[1]

References

1. "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
2. "Комітет підтримав перейменування 3 міст, 149 селищ та сіл, 7 районів, назви яких містять символіку російської імперської політики або не відповідають стандартам державної мови" [The Committee supported the renaming of 3 cities, 149 towns and villages, and 7 raions whose names contain symbols of Russian imperial policy or do not meet the standards of the state language]. komsamovr.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 11 April 2024.
3. Riley Bailey, Kateryna Stepanenko; Angelica Evans; Nicole Wolkov; Nate Trotter; Frederick W. Kagan (3 October 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 16, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 6 October 2024. Russian forces recently seized Nevske and most of Makiivka (both northwest of Kreminna) amid continued offensive operations in the Kreminna area on October 16. Geolocated footage published on October 16 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced in northern Nevske and suggests that widespread Russian claims that Russian forces seized the settlement are accurate.