Khromove
Khromove (Ukrainian: Хромове; Russian: Хромово, romanized: Khromovo) is a rural-type settlement in eastern Ukraine, located in Bakhmut urban hromada, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast.[2] Before 2016, it was known as Artemivske (Ukrainian: Арте́мівське; Russian: Артёмовское, romanized: Artyomovskoye[3]).
Khromove Хромове | |
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Khromove Khromove | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′0″N 37°56′45″E / 48.60000°N 37.94583°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Hromada | Bakhmut urban hromada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,054 |
| • Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Geography edit
Khromove is a small settlement. Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine that heavily damaged the infrastructure of Khromove, it consisted of "a few streets of several dozen houses". It is a suburb of Bakhmut.[4] It has an area of 0.25 square kilometres (0.097 sq mi).[citation needed]
History edit
Khromove is the historical name of the settlement. In the mid-19th century, the farm on a hill near modern Khromove was bought by a merchant with the surname "Khromov", from which the name of the settlement is derived. The settlement was renamed to Artemivske by the government of the Soviet Union.[5] On 19 May 2016, Artemivske was renamed to Khromove as part of decommunization in Ukraine.[6]
In early 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Khromove was attacked by Russian forces as part of the battle of Bakhmut. The Russian attacks destroyed much of the village, including civilian buildings.[7] Control of Khromove would allow Russian forces to cut off Ukrainian supply lines to Bakhmut and assault nearby Chasiv Yar.[8][9] Khromove, along with all other suburbs of Bakhkmut, was "completely destroyed by months of relentless artillery fire and urban combat".[4]
On 29 November 2023, Russia's Ministry of Defence stated that Russian forces had captured Khromove. Ukraine did not immediately give comment and Reuters could not independently verify the claim at the time.[3]
Demographics edit
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population of the settlement was 1054. Of these, 59.68% spoke Ukrainian, 38.52% spoke Russian, and 1.8% spoke other languages.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Хромове - Донецька область". decentralization.gov.ua. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Russia says it has taken control of village on outskirts of Ukraine's Bakhmut". Reuters. 29 November 2023.
- ^ a b "War in Ukraine Latest: Kremlin Claims Capture of Khromove, Village on Outskirts of Bakhmut". Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Не "Вонючка" і не "*опа Великана". Краєзнавець допоміг відшукати локальні назви та історію 2 місць в Бахмуті (МАПИ, ФОТО)". 6 May 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Chernov, Mstyslav (4 March 2023). "Civilians flee embattled town as Ukrainian pullout looms". Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Luxmoore, Matthew. "Russian Forces Battle to Cross River in Bakhmut, as Fighting in Ukraine Intensifies". Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Kateryna Stepanenko; Grace Mappes; Nicole Wolkov; Frederick W. Kaga; Nicole Wolkov; Frederick W. Kagan (25 April 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 25, 2023". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported continued fighting in Bakhmut, and that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian ground attacks near Bohdanivka (5km northwest of Bakhmut), Novomarkove, Khromove (immediately northwest of Bakhmut) and Klishchiivka (5km south of Bakhmut).