Verkhnoshyrokivske
Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Verkhnioshyrokivske (Ukrainian: Верхньошироківське), formerly Oktiabr (Ukrainian: Октябр), is a village in Novoazovsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 116 km SSE from the centre of Donetsk city, at 24 km SW from Novoazovsk.
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Verkhnioshyrokivske
Верхньошироківське | |
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Coordinates: 47.235278°N 37.861667°E / 47.235278; 37.861667 | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Donetsk Oblast |
District | Novoazovsk Raion |
Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 262 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 87612 |
Area code | +380 6296 |
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The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.[1] On 13 April 2018 the OSCE reported that 2 tanks of the pro-Russian forces had used cover of civilian homes in Verkhnioshyrokivske "endangering residents if tanks were targeted."[2]