Kreminna Balka
Kreminna Balka
Кремінна Балка | |
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Kreminna Balka Location of Kreminna Balka within Ukraine Kreminna Balka Kreminna Balka (Donetsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 48°4′20″N 37°16′43″E / 48.07222°N 37.27861°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Kurakhove urban hromada |
| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 41 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85610 |
| Area code | +380 6278 |
| KATOTTH | UA14160110180090932 |
Kreminna Balka (Ukrainian: Кремінна Балка; Russian: Кременная Балка) is a village in Kurakhove urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 39.07 kilometres (24.28 mi) west by north (WbN) from the centre of Donetsk city.
History
Russian invasion of Ukraine
The village was captured by Russian forces in November 2024, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 41 inhabitants, whose native languages were 78.05% Ukrainian and 21.95% Russian.[1]
References
- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Angelica Evans; Davit Gasparyan; Grace Mappes; Nate Trotter; Fredrick W. Kagan (3 November 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 2, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
Russian forces continued assaults north of Kurakhove near Sontsivka, Novodmytrivka, Voznesenka, Kreminna Balka, and Novoselydivka; northeast of Kurakhove near Hostre, Kurakhivka, Vovchenka, Illinka, and Ostrivske; east of Kurakhove near Maksymilyanivka; and southeast of Kurakhove in the direction of Dalne on November 1 and 2.