Zalizne (Ukrainian: Залізне, IPA: [zɐˈl⁽ʲ⁾izne]), formerly Artemove (Ukrainian: Артемове; Russian: Артёмово), is a city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is part of the Toretsk urban hromada. Population: 4,928 (2022 estimate);[1] 6,725 (2001).

Zalizne
Залізне
Soviet war monument in Zalizne
Soviet war monument in Zalizne
Zalizne is located in Donetsk Oblast
Zalizne
Zalizne
Zalizne is located in Ukraine
Zalizne
Zalizne
Coordinates: 48°22′15″N 37°53′08″E / 48.37083°N 37.88550°E / 48.37083; 37.88550
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionBakhmut Raion
HromadaToretsk urban hromada
Population
 (2022)
 • Total4,928

On 19 May 2016, Artemove was renamed to Zalizne, conforming to the law prohibiting names of communist origin.[2]

History

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Zalizne is known since 1894 as Neliptyvskyi Khutir. In July 1905, miners of the Neliptyvskyi Mine (later named the Artem Mine) organized a strike, involving over 100 miners. In April 1916, more than 5,000 workers went on strike at the Neliptyvskyi Mine. Soviet authority was established in 1917, and M.I. Dubovyi was elected as the head of the council of workers' deputies.[3]

Russo-Ukrainian War

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In 2024, as part of a renewed effort to capture Donetsk Oblast, the Russian Armed Forces advanced near Zalizne as well as other satellite settlements of the Toretsk urban area, as geolocated footage by DeepState confirmed.[4][5] The ISW reported that central Zalizne had been reached by Russian forces on 13 July.[6] Russia formally claimed to have taken the city on 19 August.[7]

Demographics

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Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[8]

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References

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  1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Рада перейменувала Дніпродзержинськ на Кам'янське" (in Ukrainian). Українські Національні Новини. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Артемово". igsu.org.ua. 2012-06-25. Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  4. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 6, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. 6 July 2024. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  5. ^ "The enemy advanced in New York, Druzhba and near Novoselivka Persha". DeepStateMap.Live. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  6. ^ Wolkov, Nicole; Evans, Angelica; Bailey, Riley; Harward, Christina; Kagan, Frederick W. (13 July 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 13, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Russian Army Says Captured 'Major' Settlement in Ukraine's Donetsk Region". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  8. ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення". Ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-16.