Sokilnyky, Luhansk Oblast
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| name = Sokilnyky
| native_name = Сокільники
| native_name_lang = uk
| settlement_type = Village
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| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1764
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 2.76
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| population_total = 373
| population_as_of = 2001 census
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| timezone = EET
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| utc_offset_DST = +3
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| postal_code = 93713
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| area_code = +380 6473
| elevation_m = 73
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Sokilnyky ({{langx|uk|Сокільники}}; {{langx|ru|link=no|Сокольники}}) is a village in Sievierodonetsk Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 30.0 km NW from the centre of Luhansk city.
The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://sprotyv.info/ru/news/kiev/na-luganshchine-dva-poselka-okazalis-pod-kontrolem-boevikov-chto-protivorechit-minskim |title=На Луганщине два поселка оказались под контролем боевиков, что противоречит Минским соглашениям |publisher=Information Resistance |date=2015-07-20 |accessdate=2015-07-20}}
Demographics
In 2001 the settlement had 377 inhabitants. Native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:
- Ukrainian: 19.63%
- Russian: 80.37%