Halytsynivka

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| name = Halytsynivka

| native_name = Галицинівка

| native_name_lang = uk

| settlement_type = Village

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 1888

| unit_pref = Metric

| population_total = 1111

| population_footnotes =

| population_as_of = 2001 census

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = EET

| utc_offset = +2

| timezone_DST = EEST

| utc_offset_DST = +3

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 85620

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = +380 6278

| elevation_m = 133

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| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = Oblast

| subdivision_name1 = Donetsk Oblast

| subdivision_type2 = Raion

| subdivision_name2 = Pokrovsk Raion

| subdivision_type3 = Hromada

| subdivision_name3 = Novohrodivka urban hromada

| code1_name = KATOTTH

| code1_info = UA14160170030017951

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Halytsynivka ({{langx|uk|Галицинівка}}; {{langx|ru|link=no|Галицыновка}}) is a village in Pokrovsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at {{convert|36.2|km|mi}} west-northwest (WNW) from the centre of Donetsk city, on the banks of the Vovcha river.

History

=Russo-Ukrainian War=

The War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014, brought along both civilian and military casualties. Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed near the village by shelling from "Grad" multiple rocket launchers on 3 February 2017.{{cite web |url=http://mediarnbo.org/2017/02/04/svodnyie-dannyie-ato-04-fevralya/?lang=ru |title=Сводные данные АТО – 04 февраля |trans-title=Summary information on ATO as of 04 February |publisher=NSDC |date=4 February 2017 |accessdate=4 February 2017 |language=ru }}

In early September 2024, the village was reportedly captured by Russia as part of the Pokrovsk offensive of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite web |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 3, 2024 |last1=Kagan |first1=Frederick W. |last2=Evans |first2=Angelica |last3=Wolkov |first3=Nicole |last4=Gasparyan |first4=Davit |last5=Mappes |first5=Grace|work=Institute for the Study of War |date=3 September 2024 |access-date=3 September 2024 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-3-2024|quote=Geolocated footage published on September 3 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced into southwestern Halytsynivka (southeast of Pokrovsk), and ISW assesses that Russian forces have likely seized the settlement.}}

Demographics

In 2001 the settlement had 1111 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:{{cite web|url=http://db.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Database/Census/databasetree_en.asp |title=All-Ukrainian population census |publisher=State Statistics Service of Ukraine |date= |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=db.ukrcensus.gov.ua |language=en }}

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