Prechystivka

Prechystivka Пречистівка
Village
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Coordinates: 47°46′46″N 37°04′32″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Volnovakha Raion
Hromada	Vuhledar urban hromada
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Population  (2001 census)
• Total	563
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	85620
Area code	+380 6278

Prechystivka (Ukrainian: Пречистівка; Russian: Пречистовка, romanized: Prechistovka) is a village in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located approximately 73 kilometres (45 mi) from the city of Donetsk.

History

Prechystivka is one of the 40 state-owned settlements established by state peasants, Ukrainian Cossacks, townspeople, and military settlers from Chernigov, Kharkiv, and Poltava Governorates, as well as western landowners (predominantly from Kyiv Governorate) in the early 1840s in the eastern part of Alexandrovsky District of Yekaterinoslav Governorate (now part of the modern Donetsk Oblast).[1]

In early September 2024, Russian forces launched an attack on Prechystivka, and by 5 September, Russian forces were confirmed to have captured the village.[2]

References

1. Гайдук С. Заселення земель Північного Приазов'я у 40-х роках ХІХ ст./ Донецький вісник наукового товариства ім. Шевченка — т.50 — Харків-Запоріжжя, 2022.
2. Kagan, Frederick W.; Evans, Angelica; Wolkov, Nicole; Gasparyan, Davit; Bailey, Riley (5 September 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 5, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 6 September 2024. Additional geolocated footage published on September 5 shows reported elements of the Russian 40th Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet, Eastern Military District [EMD]) raising a Russian flag in northwestern Prechystivka, indicating that Russian forces have likely seized the settlement.