Krasnodon

Sorokyne (Ukrainian: Сорокине, Russian: Сорокино), also known as Krasnodon (Ukrainian and Russian: Краснодон) is a city in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Located in the Donbas region, it is part of Dovzhansk Raion. Its population is approximately 42,315 (2022 estimate).[2]

Sorokyne
Сорокине
City
Sorokyne / Krasnodon
Sorokyne skyline
Sorokyne skyline
Flag of Sorokyne
Flag
Coat of arms of Sorokyne
Coat of arms
Sorokyne is located in Luhansk Oblast
Sorokyne
Sorokyne
Location of Sorokyne/Krasnodon
Sorokyne is located in Ukraine
Sorokyne
Sorokyne
Sorokyne (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°18′0″N 39°44′0″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
RaionDovzhansk Raion
Founded1914 as Sorokino
Renamed1938
Government
 • MayorYuri Borisovich Baklagov[1]
Area
 • Total77.33 km2 (29.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total42,315
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Postal code
94400
Area code+380 6435
ClimateDfa
Websitekrasnodon.org.ua

Krasnodon came under control of pro-Russian separatists in early 2014, and was incorporated into the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR). In 2016, the city was renamed Sorokyne (Ukrainian: Сорокине; Russian: Сорокино) by Ukraine as part of decommunization laws. However, the name change was largely symbolic due to Ukraine not controlling the city. Since 2022, Russia has claimed the city as part of the LNR, a federal subject of Russia, following its declared annexation of the region.

History

Krasnodon was established in 1914 along the banks of the Velyka Kamianka, a tributary of the Donets River, as the settlement of Sorokyne. It soon became one of the centers of the coal mining industry of the Donbas region. By the Decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, on 28 October 1938 it was renamed to Krasnodon.

A local newspaper is published in the city since September 1930.[3]

During the German-Soviet War, Krasnodon was occupied by Nazi Germany from July 20, 1942 to February 14, 1943. The Germans operated a Nazi prison in the town.[4] The Soviet Komsomol organization resistance Young Guard operated in the city from October 1942 to January 1943, when most of its members were arrested and executed. The Young Guard are commemorated with monuments and a memorial complex in Krasnodon.

Since 2014, Krasnodon has been controlled by the Luhansk People's Republic and not the Ukrainian authorities.[5] NATO released satellite data from 21 August 2014 and confirmed it showed a large column of armoured vehicles crossing into Ukraine from Russia through Krasnodon.[6]

Demographics

The population of Krasnodon was 70,400 in 1972, 53,000 in 1989, and 49,921 in 2001.[7]

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[8]

Ethnicity
  • Russians: 63.3%
  • Ukrainians: 33.2%
  • Belarusians: 1.3%
  • Other: 2.2%
Language
  • Velyka Kamyanka River in Krasnodon
    Velyka Kamyanka River in Krasnodon
  • Krasnodon Coal Company
    Krasnodon Coal Company
  • A trolleybus in Krasnodon
    A trolleybus in Krasnodon

See also

References
  1. Городской голова (in Russian). Krasnodon Official City Page. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  2. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. № 2915. Слава Краснодона // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.382
  4. "Gefängnis Krasnodon". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республ ике (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. "New Satellite Imagery Exposes Russian Combat Troops Inside Ukraine". 28 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  7. Численность и состав населения Украины (in Russian). ukrcensus.gov.ua. Archived from the original on March 29, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  8. "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення". Ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
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