Shumy

The War in Donbas, which started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties.{{cite web|url = http://en.censor.net.ua/news/296889/18_soldiers_killed_over_the_last_24_hours|title = 18 Soldiers Killed over the Last 24 Hours |date=6 August 2014|accessdate = |website = |publisher = Censor.net|last = |first = }}{{in lang|uk}} [https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2021/03/26/7288033/ One of those killed in Donbas was a lieutenant colonel of the Armed Forces], Ukrayinska Pravda (26 March 2021) Initially, Shumy was under the control of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic, but in the summer of 2018, the Ukrainian army took control of the village.{{in lang|uk}} [https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2020/09/5/7265393/ War in Donbass: Pushylin scheduled the shelling of Ukrainian positions on Monday], Ukrayinska Pravda (5 September 2020) Control of Shumy is considered a military strategic advantage.{{Why|date=February 2024}} The village is located on the frontline near separatist-held Horlivka.

During the Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops fired mortars at Ukrainian positions near the village on 26 March 2021, killing four Ukrainian servicemen.{{cite web |last=Inna |first=Semenova |date=29 March 2021 |script-title=uk:Найбільші втрати від початку перемир'я. Що сталося в бою під Шумами і як відповість Україна |trans-title=The biggest losses since the beginning of the armistice. What happened in the battle of Shumy and how Ukraine will respond? |url=https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/zagostrennya-viyni-na-donbasi-shcho-stalosya-26-bereznya-v-boyu-pid-shumami-novini-ukrajini-50150639.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123133054/https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/zagostrennya-viyni-na-donbasi-shcho-stalosya-26-bereznya-v-boyu-pid-shumami-novini-ukrajini-50150639.html |archive-date=23 January 2022 |access-date=19 January 2022 |work=New Voice |language=uk |quote=Бій біля селища Шуми (Донецька область) стався вдень 26 березня. Бойовики прицільно обстріляли українські позиції близько 13:45. ... Внаслідок обстрілу загинули четверо українських військовослужбовців, ще двох було поранено. |trans-quote=The battle near the village of Shumy (Donetsk region) took place in the afternoon of March 26, 2021. The militants fired at Ukrainian positions at about 1:45 p.m. ... Four Ukrainian servicemen were killed and two others were wounded in the shelling.}} During the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine retained control over the settlement until 21 June 2024, when Russia recaptured it.{{Cite web |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 22, 2024 |last1=Evans |first1=Angelica |last2=Hird |first2=Karolina |last3=Mappes |first3=Grace |last4=Wolkov |first4=Nicole |last5=Barros |first5=George |work=Institute for the Study of War |date=22 June 2024 |access-date=24 June 2024 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-22-2024 |quote=A Ukrainian source claimed on June 21 that Russian forces seized Shumy}}{{Cite web |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 23, 2024 |last1=Hird |first1=Karolina |last2=Wolkov |first2=Nicole |last3=Evans |first3=Angelica |last4=Stepanenko |first4=Kateryna |last5=Barros |first5=George |work=Institute for the Study of War |date=23 June 2024 |access-date=24 June 2024 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-23-2024}} The frontline around the settlement was the last pre-invasion frontline in which there were significant territorial changes, specifically 848 days after 24 February 2022.

As part of a renewed effort to capture Donetsk Oblast, the Russian Armed Forces captured Shumy on 21 June 2024{{Cite web |title=Russians capture Shumy village and break through to Toretsk – DeepState |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/06/22/7462019/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622070050/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/06/22/7462019/ |archive-date=22 June 2024 |access-date=11 July 2024 |website=Ukrainska Pravda}} and advanced into other satellite settlements of Toretsk in early July, as geolocated footage by DeepState confirmed.{{Cite web |date=9 July 2024 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 9, 2024 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-9-2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710042233/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-9-2024 |archive-date=10 July 2024 |access-date=11 July 2024 |website=Institute for the Study of War}}{{Cite web |title=The enemy advanced in New York, Druzhba and near Novoselivka Persha. |url=https://deepstatemap.live/#14/48.3826205/37.9064369 |access-date=11 July 2024 |website=DeepStateMap.Live}}

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:

• Russian 84.21%
• Ukrainian 15.79%

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Category:Rural settlements in Bakhmut Raion

Category:Toretsk urban hromada

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