:Kostiantynivka

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In 1870, Kostiantynivka was founded by a landowner named Nomikossov, who built the settlement in honor of his oldest son, Kostiantyn. At the beginning of the 20th century, Kostiantynivka developed into an industrial settlement, and was later elevated to the rank of an urban settlement in 1926. In 1932, Kostyantynivka was granted municipal rights.

During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour camp in the town.{{cite web|url=https://www.bundesarchiv.de/zwangsarbeit/haftstaetten/index.php?action=2.2&tab=7&id=2312|title=Arbeitserziehungslager Kostjantynivka|website=Bundesarchiv.de|access-date=27 December 2022|language=de}}

During the War in Donbas, the town was captured in mid-April 2014{{cite magazine|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine|title=Vladimir Putin Is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together|magazine=The New Republic|date=16 April 2014|last1=Ragozin|first1=Leonid}}{{Cite web|url=http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082|title=Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service}} by pro-Russian separatists.{{Cite web |url=http://www.croatiantimes.com/news/Around_the_World/2014-06-13/35768/Working_Tank_On_Plinth_Inspires_Army_To_Plunder_Museums |title=Working Tank on Plinth Inspires Army to Plunder Museums - Around the World News - Croatian Times Online News - English Newspaper |access-date=2014-07-03 |archive-date=2014-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150213/http://www.croatiantimes.com/news/Around_the_World/2014-06-13/35768/Working_Tank_On_Plinth_Inspires_Army_To_Plunder_Museums |url-status=dead }} The city was eventually retaken by Ukrainian forces on 7 July 2014, along with the city of Druzhkivka, shortly after the recapture of nearby cities Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.{{Cite news|url = http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ukrainian-government-troops-target-further-gains-2014-07-06|title = Ukrainian government troops target further gains|date = July 6, 2014|work = Market Watch (The Wall Street Journal)}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/ukrainian_flag_raised_over_kostiantynivka_town_council_323472|title=Ukrinform News|website=www.ukrinform.ua}} In September 2014, numerous refugees came to the town from occupied territories. People came to buy cheaper essential products, as well as to arrange pensions and social benefits in municipal institutions. At the time, the mechanism of receiving benefits and social payments for migrants at a new place of residence was simplified. The city began to operate a refugee housing center.

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Beginning on 24 February 2022, Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the first few hours of the all-out war, Kostiantynivka was struck by missiles targeting a local military base. The area was occasionally shelled and bombarded during the first phase of Russia's invasion. Kostiantynivka saw more bombardment in the second phase of the war, in which the Russians focused their attacks on eastern Ukraine. Kostiantynivka saw heavy shelling and missile attacks, targeting fuel depots and power plants. As it was near the frontlines, residents of the city could hear shelling and fighting daily. The city remained under Ukrainian control, but suffered from Russian strikes.

Russia reported on 20 March 2022 that Kostiantynivka had been hit by a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile, hitting a fuel depot and causing a fire in the city, and the information was confirmed by U.S. president Joe Biden.{{Cite web |last=Peck |first=Michael |date=2022-03-22 |title=Putin's Hypersonic Missile Attacks on Ukraine: A Sign the Invasion Has Failed? |url=https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/03/putins-hypersonic-missile-attacks-on-ukraine-a-sign-the-invasion-has-failed/|website=19FortyFive |language=en-US}}

Kostiantynivka was also shelled by the Russian Armed Forces on 17 September 2022,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3573673-five-civilians-injured-in-russias-shelling-of-kostiantynivka.html|title=Five civilians injured in Russia's shelling of Kostiantynivka|website=www.ukrinform.net|date=2022-09-17 |access-date=2023-03-25}} causing five civilian casualties and extensive destruction in the city.{{clarify|date=February 2023}}

A further five or more civilians were killed on 24 March 2023, when a missile fired from an S-300 anti-aircraft system hit a local so-called "invincibility point"—a humanitarian support center—in Kostiantynivka.

On 6 September 2023, a missile struck an open-air market in the middle of the day, killing 17 civilians, including a child, and injuring at least 32.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66731927 |title=Ukraine war: 17 killed during attack on market in 'peaceful city' |work=BBC News |date=6 September 2023 }}{{Cite web |last=Chernov |first=Mstyslav |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-blinken-counteroffensive-6c1545768d77d927a5cda148fc197e3c |title=Russian missile turns Ukrainian market into fiery, blackened ruin strewn with bodies |date=7 September 2023 |website=AP News |access-date=7 September 2023}} The New York Times later reported that "evidence strongly suggests the catastrophic strike was the result of an errant Ukrainian air defense missile fired by a Buk launch system".{{Cite news |last1=Ismay |first1=John |last2=Gibbons-Neff |first2=Thomas |last3=Willis |first3=Haley |last4=Browne |first4=Malachy |last5=Koettl |first5=Christoph |last6=Cardia |first6=Alexander |date=2023-09-18 |title=Evidence Suggests Ukrainian Missile Caused Market Tragedy |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/world/europe/ukraine-missile-kostiantynivka-market.html |access-date=2023-09-19 |issn=0362-4331}}

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On 25 February 2024, Russian bombing destroyed Kostiantynivka's central railway station and damaged several dozen other buildings.{{cite web |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-destroys-kostiantynivka-central-station-in-donetsk-oblast/ |title=Russian attack destroys Kostiantynivka Central Station in Donetsk Oblast |date=2024-02-25 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent}}{{cite web |url=https://suspilne.media/692110-ponad-60-rujnuvan-za-nic-rosijska-armia-obstrilala-doneccinu/ |title=Понад 60 руйнувань за ніч: російська армія обстріляла Донеччину |date=2024-02-25 |publisher=Суспільне}}

On 9 August 2024, a supermarket and surrounding buildings in the city were destroyed by a Russian missile attack, killing 14 and injuring 43 others.{{Cite news |date=2024-08-09 |title=Russian strike on supermarket in Ukraine's east kills 14 people |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-killed-17-injured-russian-strike-supermarket-ukraines-east-2024-08-09 |access-date=2024-08-09 |publisher=Reuters}}

On 26 August 2024, Ukraine declared mandatory evacuation of the city, as well as several other villages around the city.{{cite web | url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/08/26/7472001/ | title=Zone of mandatory evacuation of families with children expanded in Donetsk Oblast }} By 7 September 2024, the population was estimated to have decreased to 25,000.{{Cite web |title=В Константиновке осталось 25 тысяч человек — эвакуация продолжается |url=https://novosti.dn.ua/ru/news/380333-v-konstantinovke-ostalos-25-tysyach-chelovek-evakuatsiya-prodolzhaetsya |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=novosti.dn.ua |language=ru-UA}}

Kostiantynivka formerly had a tram network, which towards the end of its service life suffered from increasingly disrupted traffic. The tram system first opened in 1931, closed in 2004 and reopened in 2005.

During the German occupation of World War II, trams operated in coupled pairs, with one carriage for civilians and the other for soldiers. The tram infrastructure was destroyed by the retreating Wehrmacht in 1943 and rebuilt in 1944.

In 2012, 150 meters of overhead wires were stolen. For a while, the tram company had been unprofitable and thus threatened the closure of line 3. It remained open after complaints were made to city hall,{{Cite web|title=Трамвайный вопрос: на грани разума и маразма {{!}} Костянтинівка в дзеркалі Провінції|url=https://konstantinovka.com.ua/newspaper/transport/tramvaynyy-vopros-na-grani-razuma-i-marazma|access-date=2021-05-20|website=konstantinovka.com.ua}} though it nevertheless closed in 2014 due to the poor condition of the northern overpass. As of 2015, only one car was operable, as the others all lacked bogies. The same year, tram service stopped due to construction on the Severnyi railway viaduct, closing the final line, number 4. However, work on the viaduct never occurred, and service was restarted using only the one car on line 4. When 2 km of wires were stolen around 26 December 2016, the operator could not afford to repair the infrastructure, and the network closed on 29 March 2018.{{Cite web|title=Konstiantynivka Chronology of tram|url=https://transphoto.org/news.php?cid=156|website=transphoto.org}}

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As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:{{cite web|url=http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua|title=Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення|website=www.ukrcensus.gov.ua}}

;Ethnicity

• Ukrainians: 59.3%
• Russians: 37.7%
• Armenians: 1.0%
• Belarusians: 0.5%
• Azerbaijanis: 0.3%
• Jews: 0.2%

; Language

• Russian: 78.1%
• Ukrainian: 21.0%
• Armenian: 0.5%
• Belarusian: 0.1%{{Cite web |date=2022-03-02 |title=Fighting rages in Ukraine as Russian troops claim city |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220302-fighting-rages-in-ukraine-as-russian-troops-claim-city |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=France 24 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com |url=https://liveuamap.com/ |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com |language=en}}

• Oleksandra Kuzhel (born 1953), Ukrainian politician
• Tetyana Kryvobok (born 1972), Ukrainian runner
• Yevhen Levchenko (born 1978), Ukrainian football player

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