Volnovakha Raion
Volnovakha Raion () is one of the eight raions (administrative districts) of Donetsk Oblast, in southeastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is in the city of Volnovakha. The raion's population is
History
In September 1959, when Olhynka ...
of the
Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though d ...
, in
Ukraine
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.
Geography
The village is located on the right bank of the
Mokri Yaly
The Mokri Yaly (; ) is a river in western Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. From its headwaters in Volnovakha, it flows roughly west and northwest to its confluence with the Vovcha river, which forms part of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast boundary.
Etymolo ...
River. The distance to
Velyka Novosilka
Velyka Novosilka (, ) is a '' selyshche'' ( a type of rural settlement) in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Population: The settlement has been under Russian occupation since January 28, 2025.
Geography
The village is loca ...
Crimea
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n village of Kamara (modern-day ). From the moment of its foundation to the present day, the main activity is agriculture and, first of all, grain production.
On 13 June 2025,
Russia
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n forces took control of the village.
Demographics
According to the
2001 Ukrainian Census
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Russian
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*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
, 7.33% -
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
, 0.12% -
Armenian
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* 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 around the ...
, and 0.06% -
Belarusian
Belarusian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Belarus
* Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent
* A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus
* Belarusian language
* Belarusian culture
* Belarusian cuisine
* Byelor ...
.
Famous people
*Serhiy Vasyliovych Golovko is the director of the agricultural society, an honored worker of agriculture of Ukraine.
The following were born in the settlement:
* (* 1946) a Ukrainian artist.
* (1908-1999) a
Hero of the Soviet Union
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