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Bazhane

Coordinates: 48°10′56″N 37°26′16″E / 48.18222°N 37.43778°E / 48.18222; 37.43778
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Bazhane
Бажане
Bazhane is located in Donetsk Oblast
Bazhane
Bazhane
Location of Bazhane within Ukraine
Bazhane is located in Ukraine
Bazhane
Bazhane
Bazhane (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°10′56″N 37°26′16″E / 48.18222°N 37.43778°E / 48.18222; 37.43778
CountryUkraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionPokrovsk Raion
HromadaNovohrodivka urban hromada
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Population
 • Total274
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
85381
Area code+380 623
KATOTTHUA14160170130089522
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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.

History

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Russian invasion of Ukraine

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In 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

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As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 274 inhabitants, whose native languages were 87.59% Ukrainian and 12.41% Russian.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Проект Постанови про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів [Draft resolution on renaming individual populated places and raions]. Retrieved 19 September 2024.