Maiorove (Ukrainian: Майо́рове) is a village in Ukraine, located in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast. It has a population of 247 people. Before 2016, it was known as Krasnyi Oktiabr (Ukrainian: Красний Октябр).[1]

History

During the war in Donbas, the village, then known as Krasnyi Oktiabr, was taken over by the Donetsk People's Republic, a Russian puppet state. There were violent incidents near the village in 2018, when reports said that a 55-year old local lost his foot on 24 September due to a landmine explosion near a nearby river. The man was transported to Boikivske via an ambulance.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 247 people, of whom 83.81% natively spoke Ukrainian and 16.19% natively spoke Russian.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 9 October 2018 - Ukraine". reliefweb.int. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  2. ^ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

47°29′56″N 37°58′18″E / 47.49889°N 37.97167°E / 47.49889; 37.97167


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiorove
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