Novooleksandrivka, Pokrovsk urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Novooleksandrivka
Новоолександрівка | |
|---|---|
Novooleksandrivka Location of Novooleksandrivka within Ukraine Novooleksandrivka Novooleksandrivka (Donetsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 48°11′27″N 36°59′35″E / 48.19083°N 36.99306°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Pokrovsk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.643 km2 (0.248 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 135 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85371 |
| Area code | +380 623 |
| KATOTTH | UA14160210190077247 |
Novooleksandrivka (Ukrainian: Новоолександрівка; Russian: Новоалександровка) is a village in Pokrovsk urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 62.78 kilometres (39.01 mi) north-northwest (NNW) from the centre of Donetsk city. It belongs to Pokrovsk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Geography
The village borders with Solona river, a tributary of the Vovcha river. The absolute height is 96 metres above sea level.
History
The settlement was founded in 1889.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
The village was captured by Russian forces in May 2025, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 135 inhabitants, whose native languages were 94.20% Ukrainian, 5.07% Russian and 0.72 Belarusian.[1]
References
- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ Nicole Wolkov; Angelica Evans; Grace Mappes; Daria Novikov; Anna Harvey; Frederick W. Kagan; William Runkel. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 11, 2025". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
Assessed Russian advances: Geolocated footage published on May 11 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced south and west of Novooleksandrivka (northeast of Novopavlivka) and likely seized the settlement during a roughly platoon-sized mechanized assault.