Novoselivske, Luhansk Oblast

Novoselivske (Ukrainian: Новоселівське) is a rural-type settlement in Kolomyichykha rural hromada, Svatove Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the population was 736. By January 2023, the town had no inhabitants as the population fled.[1]

Novoselivske
Новоселівське
Novoselivske is located in Luhansk Oblast
Novoselivske
Novoselivske
Novoselivske is located in Ukraine
Novoselivske
Novoselivske
Coordinates: 49°31′20″N 37°57′9″E
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
RaionSvatove Raion
Settlement1934
Area
  Total1,036 km2 (400 sq mi)
Elevation
182 m (597 ft)
Population
 (2023)
  Total0
  Density710.42/km2 (1,840.0/sq mi)
Postal code
92621
Area code+380 6454
ClimateCfa

History

On 1 June 1932, the state farm Komsomolets was created by splitting the state farm Topoli from the nearby village of Volodymyrivka. Soon afterwards, the village of Novoselivske was created next to the Komsomolets farm. The farm had 5,924 hectares (14,640 acres) of land, 4,288 of which were arable land. In 1934, a small herd of 350 cows and a pig farm were brought to Komsomolets. The first director of the farm was a communist named Pestov, the party secretary was Smolyakov, the commissar was M. N. Korzunetsky, and the chief agronomist was N. I. Litovka.[1]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian forces captured Novoselivske around 6 March 2022, with the rest of Svatove Raion. Ukrainian forces recaptured the village on 30 December 2022, during the Battle of the Svatove–Kreminna line.[2] By 7 February 2023, there were no residents left in the village, and all buildings had been destroyed or seriously damaged.[3] Luhansk Oblast governor Serhiy Haidai claimed that a Russian sniper shot the last remaining resident in January 2023.[3] Clashes continued in the village in February.[4] On 5 August 2023, Russia recaptured the village.[5]

References

  1. "Історія краю". kuzemivka.rada.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. Mazurenko, Alona (30 December 2022). "Defenders liberate Novoselivske village in Luhansk Oblast". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. "Scorched land: Haidai shows village destroyed by Russians in Luhansk region". Ukrinform. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. "War update: Ukrainian forces repel enemy attacks near 22 settlements". Ukrinform. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. "Russia says its forces take control of Novoselivske village in eastern Ukraine". The Jerusalem Post. Reuters. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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