Hrekivka
Hrekivka
Греківка | |
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 Interactive map of Hrekivka | |
  Hrekivka Location of Hrekivka in Luhansk Oblast  Hrekivka Hrekivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°14′45″N 37°54′54″E / 49.245833°N 37.915°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Svatove Raion |
| Hromada | Krasnorichenske settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Halyna Hlobchasta |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.653 km2 (0.252 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 57 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 92911 |
| Area code | +380 6454 |
| KATOTTH | UA44100050030096749 |
Hrekivka (Ukrainian: Греківка; Russian: Грековка, romanized: Grekovka), known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрі́вське) before 2016, is a village in Svatove Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 126.5 kilometres (78.6 mi) northwest from the centre of Luhansk city. It belongs to Krasnorichenske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
History
The settlement was founded in 1963.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
The village came under attack and was occupied by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was regained by Ukrainian forces on 5 October the same year.
By 21 June 2025, Russia had recaptured the settlement which resulted in Russia having control of 99.1% of Luhansk Oblast, but was regained by Ukraine again by 31 July.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 57 inhabitants, whose native languages were 92.45% Ukrainian and 7.55% Russian.
References
- ↑ Korolova, Yevheniia (27 September 2024). "In the Luhansk Region, a Village Head, Tortured by Russians, Escaped from the Occupation". www.mipl.org.ua.
- 1 2 "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ↑ Karolina Hird; Katherine Lawlor; Riley Bailey; Grace Mappes; George Barros; Frederick W. Kagan (5 October 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 5". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
Ukrainian forces captured Hrekivka and Makiivka in western Luhansk Oblast (approximately 20 km southwest of Svatove) on October 5.
- ↑ "Українські захисники підняли синьо-жовті прапори ще у кількох селищах на Донеччині та Луганщині". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ↑ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 1, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
Geolocated footage published on July 31 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently recaptured Hrekivka (southeast of Borova).
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