Hrodivka

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|official_name = Hrodivka

|native_name = Гродівка

| settlement_type = Rural settlement

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Ukraine}}

| subdivision_type1 = Oblast

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Donetsk Oblast}}

| subdivision_type2 = Raion

| subdivision_name2 = Pokrovsk Raion

| subdivision_type3 = Hromada

| subdivision_name3 = Hrodivka settlement hromada

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 1750

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Lyudmila Rudenko

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| elevation_m = 142

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| population_total = 2299

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| postal_code = 85345-85346

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| area_code = +380 623

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Hrodivka ({{langx|uk|Гродівка}}) or Grodivka is a rural settlement in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Hrodivka settlement hromada.{{Cite web |last=Bida |first=Olesya |date=27 July 2020 |title=Новое районирование Украины. Куда теперь ехать за справкой и как будут распределяться деньги |url=https://hromadske.ua/ru/posts/novoe-rajonirovanie-ukrainy-kuda-teper-ehat-za-spravkoj-i-kak-budut-raspredelyatsya-dengi |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=hromadske.ua |language=ru}} Hrodivka is located {{convert|6|km|spell=in}} northeast of Novohrodivka and {{convert|15|km|mi}} east-southeast of Pokrovsk, the administrative center of the district. The population is {{Ua-pop-est2022|2299|punct=.}}

History

=Early history=

The rural settlement was founded in 1750 by Zaporozhian Cossacks,{{cite web|website=igsu.su|title=Гродовка, Красноармейский район - Донецкая область |lang=ru| url=https://igsu.su/Donezkaja.obl/Krasnoarmejskij.rajon/Grodovka.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728051311/https://igsu.su/Donezkaja.obl/Krasnoarmejskij.rajon/Grodovka.html |archive-date=28 July 2024}} and according to DeepStateMap.Live, is the oldest Cossack settlement of Pokrovsk Raion.{{cite web|website=TSN.ua|date=25 July 2024|title=Why the enemy is constantly advancing at the front: DeepState explained|url=https://tsn.ua/en/ato/why-the-enemy-is-constantly-advancing-at-the-front-deepstate-explained-2628234.html}}{{better source needed|date=August 2024}}

=20th century=

At the start of the 20th century, it had a population of about 5,700 people and was part of Bakhmutsky Uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate within the Russian Empire.{{cite Efron|Гродовка}}

In 1938, Hrodivka was made into a rural settlement.{{cite book|archive-date=2019-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724203834/http://elib.shpl.ru/ru/nodes/8479#mode/flipbook/page/1/zoom/3 |location=М. |publisher=Изд-во Ведомостей Верховного Совета РСФСР |title=СССР. Административно-территориальное деление союзных республик : изменения, происшедшие за время с 1/X 1938 г. по 1/III 1939 г. |url=http://elib.shpl.ru/ru/nodes/8479#mode/flipbook/page/1/zoom/3 |year=1939}}

The town was occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II from November 1941 until 8 September 1943.{{Cite web |last1=Masoha |first1=R.B. |year=2006 |first2=B.B.|last2=Rudenko|script-title=uk:Гродівка |trans-title=Hrodivka |url=https://esu.com.ua/article-31932 |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine |language=uk }} Prior to its liberation, 1,012 of the area's inhabitants fought to recapture Hrodivka, of whom 204 died. During the winter of 1943–1944, it was the site of minor tank engagements between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.{{cite book |last1=Cohen |first1=Saul Bernard |title=The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G |date=2008 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-14554-1 |page=1613 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C6PLxz8EMk0C |language=en}}

=21st century=

==Russian invasion of Ukraine==

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia has increasingly threatened Hrodivka as their forces advance towards the city of Pokrovsk, the main attack direction in the Donbas theatre of the war.{{Cite web|title=Hrodivka, Donetsk Oblast|url=https://deepstatemap.live/#13/48.2489136/37.3888719|website=DeepStateMap.Live}}{{cite web|url=https://kyivindependent.com/syrskyi-russia-trying-to-break-through-defenses-to-reach-kurakhove-pokrovsk/ |title=Syrskyi: Russia trying to break through defenses to reach Kurakhove, Pokrovsk |website=Kyiv Independent |date=2024-05-06}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3874524-war-update-fighting-most-tense-in-kurakhove-pokrovsk-kramatorsk-axes.html |title=War update: Fighting most tense in Kurakhove, Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk axes |website=Ukrinform |date=2024-06-13}} The settlement is under constant shelling, causing the death of a civilian and damage to infrastructure,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3889992-shelling-of-donetsk-region-four-killed-as-russians-hit-toretsk-hrodivka.html|website=Ukrinform|title=Shelling of Donetsk region: Four killed as Russians hit Toretsk, Hrodivka|date=29 July 2024 }} and these attacks have increased as Russia draws closer to the settlement.{{Cite web |title=Будуть допомагати всім своїм – керівництво Гродівської громади закликало населення евакуюватись |url=https://pokrovsk.news/news/view/pro-situatsiyu-v-grodivskij-gromadi-rozvoviv-ochilnik-vijskovoi-administratsii-volodimir-rudenko |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=POKROVSK.NEWS |language=uk}}

In early August 2024, the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration ordered an evacuation of families and children in Hrodivka as well as other settlements in the region in the threat of impeding Russian advances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/08/7/7469353/|website=Ukrainska Pravda|title=Evacuation in Donetsk Oblast: 481 children rescued over past 24 hours}} Immediately prior to the evacuation order, an estimated 70 people were still remaining in the town.

On 9 August, Russian forces advanced up to the town's outskirts.{{cite web|work=DeepStateMap.Live|url=https://www.deepstatemap.live/#13/48.2434819/37.4122238|title=The enemy advanced near Panteleymonivka, Hrodivka, Serhiivka and Krasnohorivka. The line of contact in Zhelanne was clarified.|date=9 August 2024}}

On 13 August, Russian forces entered the town, and following then continued to advance through the south-eastern portion of it.{{cite web|work=DeepStateMap.Live|title=The enemy occupied Lysychne, Ivanivka, Svyrydonivka and advanced in Hrodivka, Kostiantynivka, Nevelske, near Serhiyivka, Pishchane and Novotoretske. The enemy was pushed back near Stelmakhivka.|url=https://deepstatemap.live/#12/48.2495977/37.4232101|date=13 August 2024|access-date=15 August 2024|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426172430/https://deepstatemap.live/#12/48.2495977/37.4232101|url-status=live}}{{cite web|work=DeepStateMap.Live|title=The enemy occupied Mykolaivka and advanced near Vodiane, Novozhelanne and Zhelanne. The enemy was pushed back near Otruba.|url=https://deepstatemap.live/#13/48.2044836/37.4395180|date=17 August 2024|access-date=18 August 2024|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426172430/https://deepstatemap.live/#13/48.2044836/37.4395180|url-status=live}}

By 17 September, Russian forces captured most of the town, with the exception of the northwestern outskirts.{{cite web|title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 17, 2024 |last1=Barros |first1=George |last2=Mappes|first2=Grace|last3=Harward |first3=Christina|last4=Hird|first4=Karolina|last5=Zehrung|first5=Haley|last6=Evans|first6=Angelica|work=Institute for the Study of War |date=17 September 2024 |access-date=17 September 2024 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-17-2024}} Russia claimed full control over the town on 7 October.{{cite web|title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 7, 2024 |last1=Hird |first1=Karolina |last2=Stepanenko |first2=Kateryna |last3=Gasparyan |first3=Davit |last4=Harward |first4=Christina |last5=Kagan |first5=Frederick W. |work=Institute for the Study of War |date=7 October 2024 |access-date=7 October 2024 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-7-2024}} The town's capture was confirmed on 21 October.{{cite web|title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 21, 2024 |last1=Wolkov |first1=Nicole |last2=Gasparyan |first2=Davit |last3=Evans |first3=Angelica |last4=Harward |first4=Christina |last5=Kagan |first5=Frederick W. | last6=Trotter |first6=Nate |work=Institute for the Study of War |date=21 October 2024 |access-date=21 October 2024 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-21-2024}}

Demographics

The population at the 2001 Ukrainian census was 3,163. The native language of the population:[http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Database/Census/databasetree_uk.asp Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731182036/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/Mult/Database/Census/databasetree_uk.asp |date=31 July 2014 }}

Ukrainian 86.91%
Russian 12.77%
Belarusian 0.09%
Armenian 0.03%

References

Category:Rural settlements in Pokrovsk Raion

Category:Hrodivka settlement hromada