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Village in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine

Village in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Hrekivka Греківка
Village
Hrekivka is located in Luhansk OblastHrekivkaHrekivkaLocation of Hrekivka in Luhansk OblastShow map of Luhansk OblastHrekivka is located in UkraineHrekivkaHrekivkaHrekivka (Ukraine)Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°14′45″N 37°54′54″E / 49.245833°N 37.915°E / 49.245833; 37.915
CountryUkraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
RaionSvatove Raion
Founded1961
Government
 • MayorHalyna Hlobchasta
Area
 • Total0.653 km (0.252 sq mi)
Elevation110 m (360 ft)
Population
 • Total57
 • Density87/km (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code92911
Area code+380 6454

Hrekivka (Ukrainian: Греківка; Russian: Грековка, romanized: Grekovka), known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрі́вське) before 2016, is a village in Svatove Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 126.5 kilometres (78.6 mi) northwest from the centre of Luhansk city. It belongs to Krasnorichenske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

History

The settlement was founded in 1963.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was regained by Ukrainian forces on 5 October the same year.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 57 inhabitants, whose native languages were 92.45% Ukrainian and 7.55% Russian.

References

  1. Korolova, Yevheniia (27 September 2024). "In the Luhansk Region, a Village Head, Tortured by Russians, Escaped from the Occupation". www.mipl.org.ua.
  2. ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. Karolina Hird; Katherine Lawlor; Riley Bailey; Grace Mappes; George Barros; Frederick W. Kagan (5 October 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 5". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 17 October 2022. Ukrainian forces captured Hrekivka and Makiivka in western Luhansk Oblast (approximately 20 km southwest of Svatove) on October 5.
  4. "Українські захисники підняли синьо-жовті прапори ще у кількох селищах на Донеччині та Луганщині". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 October 2022.


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