Vesele, Hrodivka settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast

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| name = Vesele

| native_name = Веселе

| native_name_lang = uk

| settlement_type = Village

| population_total = 129

| population_footnotes=

| population_as_of = 2001 census

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = EET

| utc_offset = +2

| timezone_DST = EEST

| utc_offset_DST = +3

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Vesele within Ukraine

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| postal_code_type=Postal code

| postal_code = 85350

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = +380 623

| elevation_m = 182

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Ukraine

| subdivision_type1 = Oblast

| subdivision_name1 = Donetsk Oblast

| subdivision_type2 = Raion

| subdivision_name2 = Pokrovsk Raion

| subdivision_type3 = Hromada

| subdivision_name3 = Hrodivka settlement hromada

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Vesele ({{langx|uk|Веселе}}; {{langx|ru|link=no|Весёлое}}) is a village in Hrodivka settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, located {{convert|36.68|km|mi}} northwest by north (NWbN) from the centre of Donetsk city.

History

=Russian invasion=

The settlement came under attack of Russian forces during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in July 2024. Several Russian sources claimed that Russian forces seized over half of the settlement by 29 July 2024 amidst recent advances in the area. On 1 August 2024, Russia fully captured the settlement.{{Cite web |title=Russians occupy village of Vesele in Donetsk Oblast |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/08/2/7468537/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Ukrainska Pravda |language=en}}

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 129 inhabitants, whose native languages were 68.42% Ukrainian and 31.58% Russian.

References

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{{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=2024-07-30 |website=db.ukrcensus.gov.ua |language=en }}

{{cite web|url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-29-2024 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 29, 2024 |publisher=ISW |date=2024-07-29|access-date=2024-07-30|website=understandingwar.org |language=en |author=Grace Mappes|author2=Nicole Wolkov|author3=Christina Harward|author4=Davit Gasparyan |author5=Karolina Hird |author6=Frederick W. Kagan |quote=Several Russian sources claimed that Russian forces have seized over half of Vesele (northwest of Avdiivka and just west of Vovche) and are moving towards Novohrodivka and Selydove (larger and more fortified settlements about 12 kilometers west of the current frontline).}}

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Category:Villages in Pokrovsk Raion

Category:Hrodivka settlement hromada