Yatskivka (; ) is village in

Kramatorsk Raion Kramatorsk Raion (; ) is a Raions of Ukraine, raion (district) of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the town of Kramatorsk. Population: ...

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 ...

of eastern

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The village is located near the southern corner of the

Oskil Reservoir The Oskil Reservoir (; , sometimes translated as ''Oskol'', ''Oskilske -'') was an artificial lake on the Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It was formerly known as the Chervony-Oskil Reservoir. The reservoir was opened in 1958. Before it ...

History

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The village came under attack by

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in 2022, during the

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. It was recaptured by Ukrainian forces on 23 September 2022, during the

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Local goverment

It belongs to

Lyman urban hromada Lyman urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Lyman. It has an area of and a population of 41,066, as of 2020. The hromada contains 40 settlements: 1 city ( L ...

, one of the ''

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s'' of Ukraine.

References

{{Donetsk-geo-stub Villages in Kramatorsk Raion Lyman urban hromada