Bazhane (Ukrainian: Бажане), formerly known as Novozhelanne (Ukrainian: Новожеланне; Russian: Новожеланное), is a village in Novohrodivka urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 32.75 kilometres (20.35 mi) northwest by north (NWbN) from the centre of Donetsk city.
Bazhane
Бажане | |
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  Bazhane Location of Bazhane within Ukraine  Bazhane Bazhane (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′56″N 37°26′16″E / 48.18222°N 37.43778°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Novohrodivka urban hromada |
| Elevation | 194 m (636 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 274 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85381 |
| Area code | +380 623 |
| KATOTTH | UA14160170130089522 |
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History
editRussian invasion of Ukraine
editIn August 2024, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was captured by Russian Forces.[2]
In 2024 the Verkhovna Rada renamed the village as a part of the derussification campaign.[3]
Demographics
editAs of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 274 inhabitants, whose native languages were 87.59% Ukrainian and 12.41% Russian.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Hird, Karolina; Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Harward, Christina; Gasparyan, Davit; Barros, George (19 August 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Проект Постанови про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів [Draft resolution on renaming individual populated places and raions]. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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