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Shandryholove
Shandryholove (Ukrainian: Шандриголове; Russian: Шандриго́лово) is a village in Kramatorsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 128.5 kilometres (79.8 mi) north by west from the centre of Donetsk city. It belongs to Lyman rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Shandryholove Шандриголове | |
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Shandryholove Location of Shandryholove within Ukraine Shandryholove Shandryholove (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′03″N 37°43′20″E / 49.100778°N 37.722139°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kramatorsk Raion |
| Founded | 1688 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.17 km2 (0.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,035 |
| • Density | 6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 84430 |
| Area code | +380 6261 |
The village came under attack by Russian forces in May 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] It was liberated by the Ukrainian forces during the Kharkiv counteroffensive on 29 September 2022.[3]
References edit
- ^ Distribution of the population by native language on ukrcensus.gov.ua
- ^ Karolina Hird; Mason Clark; George Barros (10 May 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 10". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
Russian troops continued attacks in Donetsk Oblast around Oleksandrivka and Shandryholove in order to move west to the Donetsk-Kharkiv administrative border.
- ^ "Ukraine encircles Russian forces near Donetsk, overshadowing Moscow's annexation of the region". CNN. 1 October 2022.