Siversk ( uk, Сі́верськ, ; rus, Се́верск, r=Seversk; until 1973: Yama
́ма; Я́ма is a city in
Bakhmut Raion
Bakhmut Raion ( uk, Бахмутський район, Bakhmutskyi raion) is a raion (district) within the northeastern part of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Bakhmut. Its area is , and its population is approximat ...
of
Donetsk Oblast
The Donetsk Oblast ( ukr, Донецька область, Donetska oblast, ), also referred to as Donechchyna ( ukr, Донеччина, links=no), is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 mill ...
(
province
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) of
Ukraine
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situated 99 km north of
Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine loc ...
. Population: ; 12,608 (2010).
There are some industrial factories located within the raion, notably the Stroidetal brick factory. Siversk is a former
sovhoz by the name of ''Yamskyi''.
History
The town was founded in 1913 because of the operation of the
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mine near the railway station of Yama built in 1910. The town received city status in 1961 and was renamed Siversk in 1973.
On 10 July 2014, Ukrainian forces secured the town from
pro-Russian separatists.
Battle of Siversk
In July 2022, the city became the site of a battle between forces from Russia and the breakaway
DPR and
LPR against Ukrainian forces, resulting in the defeat and retreat of Russian forces.
Gallery
File:Panoramio - V&A Dudush - Северск.jpg, Bakhmutka river near Siversk
File:Доломітний завод у місті Сіверську 2.jpg, Siversk dolomite plant
Population
Recent population estimates or census results:
References
Cities in Donetsk Oblast
Bakhmut Raion
Populated places established in the Russian Empire
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