Rozdolne, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Rozdolne
|image_caption = A World War II monument in Rozdolne
|image_skyline = Братська могила радянських воїнів і пам'ятник односельчанам, Роздольне, Великоновосілківський район.jpg
|native_name = Роздольне
|native_name_lang = uk
|settlement_type = Village
|coordinates = {{coord|47|54|14|N|36|54|49|E|display=inline,title}}
|pushpin_map = Ukraine#Ukraine Donetsk Oblast
|pushpin_map_caption = Rozdolne shown within Ukraine##Rozdolne shown within Donetsk
|population_total = 1,120
|population_as_of = 2001
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{Flagu|Ukraine}}
|subdivision_type1 = Oblast
|subdivision_type2 = Raion
|subdivision_type3 = Hromada
|subdivision_name1 = Donetsk Oblast
|subdivision_name2 = Volnovakha Raion
|subdivision_name3 = Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada
|postal_code_type = Postal code
|postal_code = 85532
|elevation_m = 151
|area_code_type = Area code
|area_code = +380 6243
}}
Rozdolne ({{langx|uk|Роздольне}}) is a rural settlement in Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The population was 1,120 at the 2001 Ukrainian census.
History
During the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the settlement became a target of Russian forces as part of their offensive in the area towards Velyka Novosilka. Russian forces pressed on the village and started storming it on the 23 November 2024, along with the fortified settlement Velyka Novosilka on 24 November.{{Cite web|url=https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/11/24/deepstate-last-stronghold-in-southern-donbas-faces-heavy-russian-assaults/|title=DeepState: Last Ukrainian stronghold in southern Donbas faces heavy Russian assaults|date=24 November 2024|website=Euromaidan Press}}{{Cite web|url=https://deepstatemap.live/en/#12/47.8474420/36.8504944|title=Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast|website=DeepStateMap.Live|date=25 November 2024}}
Russian sources claimed that the settlement had been captured on 26 and 27 November.{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-27-2024 |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en}} The occupation of the village was confirmed by DeepStateMap.Live on 29 November.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11/30/7486987/|title=Russians occupy 3 more settlements in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState|date=30 November 2024|first=Ivan|last=Diakonov|website=Ukrainska Pravda}}
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the population of the village was 1,120, of which 32.41% stated Ukrainian to be their native language, 66.52% stated their native language to be Russian, and 0.98% to be Armenian.{{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=2024-11-04 |website=db.ukrcensus.gov.ua |language=en }}