Zhdanivka or Zhdanovka (, ; ) is a city of regional significance in the ''de facto'' Donetsk People's Republic; ''de jure'' Donetsk Oblast,

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. The city has a population of

History

Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast; including Zhdanivka. On 16 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists. On 20 September 2014, Ukrainian troops left the city due to the threat of encirclement. Since then, it has remained under control of the DPR.

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001: ;Ethnicity * Ukrainians: 48.3% * Russians: 47.4% * Belarusians: 1.4% ; Language *

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: 88.05% * Ukrainian: 10.94% *

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

: 0.35% * Belarusian: 0.29%

References

Cities in Donetsk Oblast Populated places established in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Cities of regional significance in Ukraine Horlivka Raion {{Donetsk-geo-stub