Lutuhyne

Lutuhyne
Лутугине (in Ukrainian)
City
Boulevard in Lutuhyne

Flag
Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
Population (2013)
 • Total 17,989
Area code(s) (+380)
Vehicle registration BB / 13
Climate Dfa

Lutuhyne (Ukrainian: Лутугине, Russian: Лутугино) is a city in Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Lutuhyne Raion. Population: 17,989 (2013 est.)[1].

Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[2][3] including Lutuhyne.[4] On 27 July 2014, Ukrainian forces claimed Ukrainian troops had entered the city.[5] As of 2015, Lutuhyne has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic.[6]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ https://newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
  3. ↑ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
  4. ↑ http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/specter-of-violence-in-eastern-ukraine-keeps-voters-from-polls-349162.html
  5. ↑ http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/215712.html
  6. ↑ "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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