Since late 2023, Stepove has been a site of fighting during the battle of Avdiivka of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On December 3, 2023, Russian forces were accused of committing a war crime when they murdered two unarmed surrendering Ukrainian soldiers near Stepove.[5]
On 24 February 2024, Russian troops had seized control over the village.[6]
Demographicsedit
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 62 people, of whom 35.48% natively spoke Ukrainian and 64.52% natively spoke Russian.[1]
Referencesedit
^ ab. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^Wolkov, Nicole; Harward, Christina; Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace; Kagan, Frederick W. (3 December 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 3, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
^"Постановление Верховной Рады Украины от 17 марта 2016 года № 1377-VIII «О переименовании отдельных населённых пунктов и районов»". from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
^"Ukraine war: Russia accused of killing unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war". 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
^"Russian troops capture two more villages west of Avdiivka". Ukrainian Pravda. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
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stepove, donetsk, oblast, other, places, with, same, name, stepove, disambiguation, stepove, ukrainian, Степове, stepoˈʋɛ, rural, type, settlement, ocheretyne, settlement, hromada, pokrovsk, raion, donetsk, oblast, ukraine, located, kilometres, northwest, city. For other places with the same name see Stepove disambiguation Stepove Ukrainian Stepove stepoˈʋɛ is a rural type settlement in Ocheretyne settlement hromada Pokrovsk Raion Donetsk Oblast Ukraine 2 It is located 3 kilometres 1 9 mi northwest of the city Avdiivka 3 Before 2016 it was known as Petrivske Ukrainian Petri vske Stepove StepoveStepoveShow map of Donetsk OblastStepoveShow map of UkraineCoordinates 48 11 45 N 37 40 44 E 48 19583 N 37 67889 E 48 19583 37 67889Country UkraineOblast DonetskRaionPokrovskHromadaOcheretyne SettlementPopulation 2001 1 Total62 Contents 1 History 1 1 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2 Demographics 3 ReferencesHistory editBefore 2016 the settlement was known as Petrivske As part of decommunization in Ukraine in 2016 it was renamed to Stepove 4 Russian invasion of Ukraine edit See also Russian invasion of Ukraine Since late 2023 Stepove has been a site of fighting during the battle of Avdiivka of the Russian invasion of Ukraine On December 3 2023 Russian forces were accused of committing a war crime when they murdered two unarmed surrendering Ukrainian soldiers near Stepove 5 On 24 February 2024 Russian troops had seized control over the village 6 Demographics editAccording to the 2001 Ukrainian census the village had a population of 62 people of whom 35 48 natively spoke Ukrainian and 64 52 natively spoke Russian 1 References edit a b Rozpodil naselennya za ridnoyu movoyu Donecka oblast Archived from the original on 2016 03 05 Retrieved 2016 10 15 Stepove Donecka oblast decentralization gov ua Retrieved 2023 12 04 Wolkov Nicole Harward Christina Bailey Riley Mappes Grace Kagan Frederick W 3 December 2023 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment December 3 2023 Institute for the Study of War Retrieved 2023 12 04 Postanovlenie Verhovnoj Rady Ukrainy ot 17 marta 2016 goda 1377 VIII O pereimenovanii otdelnyh naselyonnyh punktov i rajonov Archived from the original on 2016 06 03 Retrieved 2016 06 07 Ukraine war Russia accused of killing unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war 2023 12 03 Retrieved 2023 12 04 Russian troops capture two more villages west of Avdiivka Ukrainian Pravda Retrieved 2024 02 27 nbsp This article about a location in Donetsk Oblast is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stepove Donetsk Oblast amp oldid 1210894748, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
