Olenivka, Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast
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{{short description|Urban locality in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine}}
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| native_name = Оленівка
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| settlement_type = Rural settlement
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Olenivka ({{langx|uk|Оленівка}}; {{langx|ru|link=no|Оленовка|Olenovka}}) is a rural settlement in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located {{convert|20.5|km}} southwest from the center of the city of Donetsk. It had a population of {{Ua-pop-est2022|4,513|.}}
History
Beginning in April 2014, the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and related war in Donbas has brought both civilian and military casualties.{{Cite web |title=Укрінформ - актуальні новини України та світу |url=https://www.ukrinform.ua/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=www.ukrinform.ua |language=uk}}{{cite web |url=http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-separatists-say-civilians-killed/27701810.html |title= Ukraine Separatists Say Five Killed On Front Line |date=27 April 2016 |access-date=2016-04-27 |publisher=REF/RL }}{{cite web |url=https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN0XO22E?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&rpc=401 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019063103/https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN0XO22E?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&rpc=401 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 October 2017 |title=At least four civilians killed at checkpoint in eastern Ukraine |date=27 April 2016 |access-date=2016-04-27 |publisher=Reuters |website=af.reuters.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36148882 |title=Ukraine conflict: Four civilians killed in army shelling, say rebels |date=27 April 2016 |access-date=2016-04-27 |publisher=BBC News |website= www.bbc.com}}
Since 2014, the town is controlled by the separatist Donetsk People's Republic, and it was annexed by Russia in 2022 following internationally unrecognized referendums.{{cite web |date=1 May 2022 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 1 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-1 |publisher=Institute for the Study of War}} On 29 July 2022, the Olenivka prison massacre of Ukrainian prisoners of war took place near the settlement.{{Cite web |title=Admission of guilt: Russia blocks international investigation of Olenivka mass killing of Ukrainian POWs |url=https://khpg.org//en/1608811125 |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930193237/https://khpg.org//en/1608811125 |url-status=live }}
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 4801 inhabitants. The population is vastly Ukrainophone.{{Cite web|url=https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/|title=Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України|website=socialdata.org.ua}}
{{bar box|title=Native languages in Olenivka|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Languages|right1=percent|bars={{bar percent|Ukrainian|dodgerblue|81.5}}
{{bar percent|Russian|purple|17.8}}
{{bar percent|Belarusian|red|0.1}}
{{bar percent|others|gray|0.6}}}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://weather.in.ua/en/doneckaja/18866 Weather forecast for Olenivka]
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