Svatove

Svatove
Сватове (in Ukrainian)
City
Svatove railway station

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Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
Population (2013)
 • Total 18,241
Area code(s) (+380)
Vehicle registration BB / 13
Climate Dfb

Svatove (Ukrainian: Сватове, Russian: Сватово) is a city in Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Svatove Raion. Population: 18,241 (2013 est.)[1].

History

Contemporary history

After the proclamation of the separatist Luhansk People's Republic on 27 April 2014, Luhansk Oblast became a battlefield of the War in Donbass.[2] Svatove stayed under Ukrainian governmental control.[3] The separatist referendum on 11 May on independence was not held in the city.[4]

Due to the War in Donbass the University of Luhansk was evacuated to Starobilsk in 2014.[5] Adding 10,000 students to the town.[6]

On 29–30 October 2015, four Ukrainian servicemen were injured and one soldier was killed as a result of explosions caused by fire at the munitions depot in Svatove.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Ukraine crisis timeline, BBC News
  3. ↑ , Berliner Zeitung (17 July 2015)
  4. ↑ Any violations allowed in Luhansk Oblast referendum, Kyiv Post (11 May 2014)
  5. ↑ https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/university-starts-scratch-exile
  6. ↑ https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/university-starts-scratch-exile
  7. ↑ Blasts in Svatove: Four injured, residents being evacuated
  8. ↑ Explosions at Ukrainian Depot With Over 3500 Tonnes of Munitions
  9. ↑ Video: Huge Explosion in Ukraine’s Lugansk as Ammunition Warehouses Catch Fire

Coordinates: 49°25′N 38°09′E / 49.417°N 38.150°E / 49.417; 38.150


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