Novotroitske (; ) is an

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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 ...

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, eastern

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. It is located southwest from the center of the city 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 ...

. Population:

History

The settlement was founded in the first half of the 19th century. As of 15 February 2022, nine days prior to the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

, the settlement was under Ukrainian control. By 13 March,

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n state media released footage which it claimed showed that the settlement was under the control of the

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Rural settlements in Volnovakha Raion Olhynka settlement hromada {{Donetsk-geo-stub