Krasnodon
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For the nearby rural settlement of the same name, see Krasnodon (rural settlement).
Krasnodon (Ukrainian and Russian: Краснодон) or Sorokyne (Ukrainian: Сорокине; Russian: Сорокино, romanized: Sorokino) is a city in Dovzhansk Raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. Residence of Sorokyne urban hromada. Its population is approximately 42,315 (2022 estimate).[2]
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Sorokyne
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Sorokyne / Krasnodon | |
Coordinates: 48°18′0″N 39°44′0″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
Raion | Dovzhansk Raion |
Hromada | Sorokyne urban hromada |
Founded | 1914 as Sorokino |
Renamed | 1938 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yuri Borisovich Baklagov[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 77.33 km2 (29.86 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 42,315 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Postal code | 94400 |
Area code | +380 6435 |
Climate | Dfa |
Website | krasnodon |
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Krasnodon came under control of pro-Russian separatists in early 2014, and was incorporated into the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR). Since then, it has been continually controlled by the LNR, and since 2022, explicitly by Russia.