Berezove, Marinka Raion

Berezove
Березове
Village
Berezove
Location of Berezove within Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°46′24″N 37°34′53″E / 47.77333°N 37.58139°E / 47.77333; 37.58139Coordinates: 47°46′24″N 37°34′53″E / 47.77333°N 37.58139°E / 47.77333; 37.58139
Country Ukraine
Province Donetsk Oblast
District Marinka Raion
Elevation 196 m (643 ft)
Population (2001 census)
 • Total 575
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 85682
Area code +380 6278

Berezove (Ukrainian: Березове; Russian: Берёзовое) is a village in Marinka Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 36 km SW from the centre of Donetsk city.

The War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties. In a clash between Ukrainian and pro-Russian troops, that took place near the village on 10 November 2014, three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and three others wounded.[1] A 30-year-old female civilian was killed by explosion of a booby trap near the village on 8 September 2015.[2] Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed near the village on 11 March 2017.[3]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "За сутки погибли 5 военных, за все время - 1052" (in Russian). Ukrayinska Pravda. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "На Донетчине погибла женщина, подорвавшись на растяжке боевиков, - МВД" (in Russian). Information Resistance. 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  3. ↑ "Сводные данные АТО – 12 марта" [Summary information on ATO as of 12 March] (in Russian). NSDC. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua Archived 31 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine.


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