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Novoshakhtinsk (Russian: Новоша́хтинск) is a mining city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, within 20 kilometres of the Dovzhansky border crossing to Ukraine.
Novoshakhtinsk
Новошахтинск | |
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 City Administration building | |
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Location of Novoshakhtinsk  | |
  Novoshakhtinsk Location of Novoshakhtinsk  Novoshakhtinsk Novoshakhtinsk (Rostov Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′N 39°55′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Rostov Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council of Deputies |
| • Mayor | Igor Sorokin |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 111,075 |
| • Rank | 143rd in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Novoshakhtinsk Urban Okrug[1] |
| • Capital of | Novoshakhtinsk Urban Okrug[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Novoshakhtinsk Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Novoshakhtinsk Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 346900 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 86369 |
| OKTMO ID | 60730000001 |
| Website | www |
It was established in 1939.[citation needed]
The population was: 111,075 (2010 Census);[2] 101,131 (2002 Census);[6] 107,772 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, an oil refinery in the city was damaged and set ablaze in a targeted strike by a Ukrainian Mugin-5 Pro drone. Russian state media outlet TASS reported no casualties, and the resulting fire was extinguished.[8][9] An unverified video of the drone strike recorded by Russian oil refinery workers began circulating on social media, which pro-Ukrainian activists used to mock the Russian air defense systems that failed to stop the drones. The video was also posted to the YouTube channel run by Ukraine's land forces, who referred to the blaze as a “holy fire.”[10][11]
On 19 December 2024 the refinery was struck again by Ukrainian drones and missiles, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The involvement of the Ukrainian Navy and recent attacks near the facility pointed to the use of Neptune missiles.[12] An extensive fire at the refinery was detected by NASA's FIRMS.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Novoshakhtinsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[3]
