Olenivka (Ukrainian: Оленівка; Russian: Оленовка, romanized: Olenovka) is a rural settlement in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 20.5 kilometres (12.7 mi) southwest from the center of the city of Donetsk. It had a population of 4,513 (2022 estimate).[1]
Olenivka Оленівка | |
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 St. Constantine & St. Helena Church | |
  Olenivka Location of Olenivka within Donetsk Oblast  Olenivka Olenivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°49′53″N 37°39′36″E / 47.83139°N 37.66000°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2022) | |
| • Total | 4,513 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 85710 |
| Area code | +380 6279 |
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History
Beginning in April 2014, the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and related war in Donbas has brought both civilian and military casualties.[2][3][4][5]
Since 2014, the town is controlled by the separatist Donetsk People's Republic, and it was annexed by Russia in 2022 following internationally unrecognized referendums.[6] On 29 July 2022, the Olenivka prison massacre of Ukrainian prisoners of war took place near the settlement.[7]
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 4801 inhabitants. The population is vastly Ukrainophone.[8]
See also
References
External links
Media related to Olenivka, Kalmiuske Raion at Wikimedia Commons