Proletarsk () is a

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and the

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of Proletarsky District in

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, located on the

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, on the

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–

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railway. It was formerly the

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'' of Velikoknyazheskaya ().

History

Proletarsk is the site of a massive

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tank farm installation of the Russian Federal Agency for State Reserves, some 250 km from the Ukrainian border. On 18 August 2024, during the

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, it was set ablaze by a

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drone strike. As of 23 August 2024, the tank farm was still ablaze, while the Ukrainians aggravated it with another drone strike on that day. Local authorities declared a state of emergency. On 2 September the fire was extinguished. The

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''RostovGazeta'' reported that the fire at the Proletarsk oil depot precipitated a surge in the sale of oil storage and refining facilities in the region due to the threat of new attacks from Ukraine.Six-day blaze expands in Rostov oil depot after reported follow-up Ukrainian drone strike
''Euromaidan Press'', 23 August 2024

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Proletarsk serves as the

of Proletarsky District.Law #340-ZS As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Proletarsky District as Proletarskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Proletarsky Municipal District.Law #183-ZS

Demographics

The population of Proletarsk has slightly increased in the post-Soviet era:

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=September 2012 Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast Don Host Oblast