Novoselivske, Luhansk Oblast

For other uses, see Novoselivske (disambiguation).

Novoselivske (Ukrainian: Новоселівське) is a rural-type settlement in Kolomyichykha rural hromada, Svatove Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the population was 736. By January 2023, the town had no inhabitants as the population fled.^[1]

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Coordinates: 49°31′20″N 37°57′9″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Luhansk Oblast
Raion	Svatove Raion
Settlement	1934
Area
• Total	1,036 km2 (400 sq mi)
Elevation	182 m (597 ft)
Population  (2023)
• Total	0
• Density	710.42/km2 (1,840.0/sq mi)
Postal code	92621
Area code	+380 6454
Climate	Cfa

History

On 1 June 1932, the state farm Komsomolets was created by splitting the state farm Topoli from the nearby village of Volodymyrivka. Soon afterwards, the village of Novoselivske was created next to the Komsomolets farm. The farm had 5,924 hectares (14,640 acres) of land, 4,288 of which were arable land. In 1934, a small herd of 350 cows and a pig farm were brought to Komsomolets. The first director of the farm was a communist named Pestov, the party secretary was Smolyakov, the commissar was M. N. Korzunetsky, and the chief agronomist was N. I. Litovka.^[1]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian forces captured Novoselivske around 6 March 2022^{[citation needed]}, with the rest of Svatove Raion. Ukrainian forces led by the Kraken Regiment recaptured the village on 30 December 2022.^[2] By 7 February 2023, there were no residents left in the village, and all buildings had been destroyed or seriously damaged.^[3] Luhansk Oblast governor Serhiy Haidai claimed that a Russian sniper shot the last remaining resident in January 2023.^[3] Clashes continued in the village in February.^[4] On 5 August 2023, Russia recaptured the village.^[5]

References

1. "Історія краю". kuzemivka.rada.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
2. Mazurenko, Alona (30 December 2022). "Defenders liberate Novoselivske village in Luhansk Oblast". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
3. "Scorched land: Haidai shows village destroyed by Russians in Luhansk region". Ukrinform. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
4. "War update: Ukrainian forces repel enemy attacks near 22 settlements". Ukrinform. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
5. "Russia says its forces take control of Novoselivske village in eastern Ukraine". The Jerusalem Post. Reuters. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.