Volodyne, Donetsk Oblast
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| subdivision_name1 = Donetsk
| subdivision_name2 = Volnovakha
| subdivision_name3 = Staromlynivka
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Volodyne ({{Langx|uk|Воло́дине}}) is a village in Staromlynivka rural hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
The distance from Volodyne to the raion (district) center Volnovakha is approximately {{convert|55|km|mi}}.{{Cite web |title=Village Volodyne: Travel guide online Volodyne |url=https://travels.in.ua/en-US/locality/15593/volodyne-village |access-date=8 September 2023|website=travels.in.ua |language=en}}
History
The village was founded as a Jewish agricultural colony. The area of the modern village also includes another formerly separate Jewish agricultural colony, the village Udachne.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206193111/http://www.evkol.nm.ru/novozlatopol.htm|url=http://www.evkol.nm.ru/novozlatopol.htm|archive-date=6 February 2011|website=Еврейские земледельческие колонии Юга Украины и Крыма|title=Новозлатопольский еврейский национальный район|language=ru|first=Yakov|last=Pasik}}
Before 2020, the village was located in Velyka Novosilka Raion. Since 17 July 2020, the village has been part of Staromlynivka rural hromada in Volnovakha Raion.{{Cite web |title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/go/807-20 |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}}{{Cite web |title=Старомлинівська громада - Донецька область, |url=https://gromada.info/gromada/staromlynivska/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=gromada.info|language=uk}}
During the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, Volodyne has been one of several directions of attacks by Ukrainian forces, with reported Ukrainian advances taking place in late August 2023.{{cite web|url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-30-2023|title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 30, 2023|first1=Angelica |last1=Evans |first2=Kateryna |last2=Stepanenko |first3=Grace |last3=Mappes |first4=Christina |last4=Harward |first5=Frederick W. |last5=Kagan |author-link5=Frederick Kagan|date=30 August 2023|access-date=8 September 2023|work=Institute for the Study of War}}
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the population of the village was 286, of whom 96.49% spoke Ukrainian and 3.16% spoke 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=2023-09-09 |website=db.ukrcensus.gov.ua |language=en }}
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{{Volnovakha Raion}}
Category:Villages in Volnovakha Raion
Category:Jewish agricultural colonies in the Russian Empire
Category:Staromlynivka rural hromada
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