Bazhane

Bazhane
Бажане
Village
Interactive map of Bazhane
Bazhane is located in Donetsk Oblast
Bazhane
Bazhane
Location of Bazhane within Ukraine
Bazhane is located in Ukraine
Bazhane
Bazhane
Bazhane (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°10′56″N 37°26′16″E / 48.1822°N 37.4378°E / 48.1822; 37.4378
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionPokrovsk Raion
HromadaNovohrodivka urban hromada
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Population
 (2001 census)
 • Total
274
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
85381
Area code+380 623
KATOTTHUA14160170130089522

Bazhane (Ukrainian: Бажане), formerly known as Novozhelanne (Ukrainian: Новожеланне; Russian: Новожеланное), is a village in Novohrodivka urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 32.75 kilometres (20.35 mi) northwest by north (NWbN) from the centre of Donetsk city.

History

Russian invasion of Ukraine

In August 2024, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was captured by Russian Forces.

In 2024 the Verkhovna Rada renamed the village as a part of the derussification campaign.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 274 inhabitants, whose native languages were 87.59% Ukrainian and 12.41% Russian.

References

  1. 1 2 "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Hird, Karolina; Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Harward, Christina; Gasparyan, Davit; Barros, George (19 August 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Проект Постанови про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів [Draft resolution on renaming individual populated places and raions]. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.