Novoazovsk (, ; , ) is a border city on the south-eastern tip of

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(near the border with Russia),Ukraine steps up security at Novoazovsk border check point
,

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(17 March 2014) in Kalmiuske Raion, in

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. Since 2014, it has been occupied by

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and then

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. Novoazovsk and adjacent areas are the only places in Ukraine where the great black-headed gull ('' Larus ichthyaetus'') lives.

Etymology

* 1849–1923 Novonikolayevska (Novomykolaivska) * 1923–1959 Budyonivka (Budionnivka) * 1959–present Novoazovsk

History

Beginning in mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast; including Novoazovsk.Novoazovsk captured by Russian troops - Commander spetsroty

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(28 August 2014) In June 2014 Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the separatists. The situation around the town then became relatively quiet. On 25 August 2014, Ukraine claimed that Russian soldiers disguised as separatists had opened a new front in the War in Donbass with an offensive against

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. Ukraine claimed it had blocked this offensive near Novoazovsk.Ukraine accuses Russia of opening new front before leaders' meeting

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(25 August 2014) Fighting in the area continued on 26 August 2014. According to a Ukrainian Dnipro Battalion commander, Novoazovsk was overrun by Russian tanks and fell to the Russians on 27 August. This claim was confirmed by Ukrainian authorities the next day. On the other hand, separatist leaders on the same day claimed that the town was taken by separatist forces as part of an offensive against Mariupol.

Gallery

File:Пляжная дорога - panoramio.jpg, Beach in Novoazovsk File:Николаевская Церковь.JPG, St Nicholas Church

Geography

Climate

The climate in Novoazovsk is a hot/warm summer subtype (

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: ''Dfa'') of the

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Demographics

As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, Novoazovsk had a population of 12,723 people. The majority of the population is ethnically Ukrainian, yet

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is the most common language in the city. The exact ethnic and linguistic composition was as follows: Currently, population of the city was estimated to inhabitants.

References

External links

м Новоазовськ, Донецька область, Новоазовський район
(rada.gov.ua) Cities in Donetsk Oblast Don Host Oblast Cities of district significance in Ukraine Populated places established in the Russian Empire Novoazovsk urban hromada {{Donetsk-geo-stub