Novoselivka Druha (; ) is a village in

Ocheretyne settlement hromada Ocheretyne settlement hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Ocheretyne. It has an area of and had a population of 21,399 in 2020. In 2023, the population had decr ...

Pokrovsk Raion Pokrovsk Raion (; ) is a raion (district) within Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Pokrovsk. It has an area of and its population is approximately An architectural monument in the raion is the Petropavlovs'ka Chu ...

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 ...

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. It is located north from the centre of

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capita ...

city. The

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, that started in mid-April 2014, brought along both civilian and military casualties. One Ukrainian serviceman was killed at the village on 24 January 2015, another soldier was wounded on 4 September 2017. On 4 July 2022, the village was captured by the Russian forces during the invasion of Ukraine at the Battle of Avdiivka.

Demographics

In 2001 the settlement had 131 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001: * Ukrainian – 28.24% *Russian – 71.76%

References

Villages in Pokrovsk Raion Ocheretyne settlement hromada {{Donetsk-geo-stub