Vilne Pole
Vilne Pole
Вільне Поле | |
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Vilne Pole Location of Vilne Pole within Ukraine Vilne Pole Vilne Pole (Donetsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′30″N 36°41′17″E / 47.87500°N 36.68806°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Volnovakha Raion |
| Hromada | Komar rural hromada |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 385 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85522 |
| Area code | +380 6243 |
| KATOTTH | UA14040070030010923 |
Vilne Pole (Ukrainian: Вільне Поле; Russian: Вольное Поле) is a village in Komar rural hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 84.11 kilometres (52.26 mi) west by south (WbS) from the centre of Donetsk city.
Geography
The absolute height is 143 metres above sea level.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 385 inhabitants, whose native languages were 90.55% Ukrainian, 8.21% Russian and 1.24% Belarusian.[1]
History
Russian invasion of Ukraine
The village was captured by Russian forces in May 2025, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
References
- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ Christina Harward; Nicole Wolkov; Daria Novikov; Olivia Gibson; Anna Harvey; George Barros; Nate Trotter; William Runkel (15 May 2025). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 15, 2025". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
Assessed Russian advances: Geolocated footage published on May 15 indicates that Russian forces recently seized Vilne Pole (west of Velyka Novosilka).