Novoshakhtinsk (russian: Новоша́хтинск) is a
mining
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city
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in
Rostov Oblast,
Russia
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, within 20 kilometres of the
Dovzhansky border crossing to
Ukraine
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.
History
It was established in 1939.
The population was:
During the
2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine
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, an oil refinery in the city was damaged and set ablaze in a targeted strike by a Ukrainian
Mugin-5 Pro drone. Russian state media outlet
TASS
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reported no casualties, and the resulting fire was extinguished. An unverified video of the drone strike recorded by Russian oil refinery workers began circulating on social media, which pro-Ukrainian activists used to mock the Russian air defense systems that failed to stop the drones. The video was also posted to the
YouTube
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channel run by Ukraine’s land forces, who referred to the blaze as a “holy fire.”
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Novoshakhtinsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
[Law #340-ZS] As a
municipal division, this administrative unit also has
urban okrug status.
[Law #216-ZS]
Notable residents
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Sergei Butenko (born 1960), football player and coach
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Nicolai Dubinin (born 1973), Roman Catholic prelate
References
Notes
Sources
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Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast