Petrovske

Petrovske (Ukrainian: Петровске, Russian: Петровское) or Petrovo-Krasnosillia (Ukrainian: Петрово-Красносілля) is a city in Khrustalnyi urban hromada, Rovenky Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine, currently occupied by Russia. It has a population of 12,642 (2022 estimate).^[1]

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Coordinates: 48°17′N 38°53′E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Luhansk Oblast
Raion	Rovenky Raion
Hromada	Khrustalnyi urban hromada
Population  (2022)	12,642
Climate	Dfb

History

In 1962, Petrovske was made subordinate to the municipality of Krasnyi Luch.^[2] Petrovske was granted city status in 1963.^[3]

In 2014, Petrovske was taken over by the proxy Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) during the war in Donbas,^[4] and has since been under de facto Russian occupation.^[5] In April 2015, Petrovske was the sight of intra-rebel infighting, with either LPR proxy forces or actual Russian special forces attempting to violently expel formerly allied Cossack separatists from the city.^[6] In 2016, as part of decommunization in Ukraine, Petrovske was renamed to Petrovo-Krasnosillia by the Ukrainian government.^[7] However, due to the occupation of the city by Russia, it is still often referred to by the communist-era name.^[5][8] In 2020, Ukraine enacted administrative reforms that officially designated the city as part of Khrustalnyi urban hromada, Rovenky Raion.^[9][10]

Economy

Petrovske has a factory that makes concrete products, along with other industrial enterprises.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1974	20,500[3]	—
2013	13,260[11]	−1.11%
2022	12,642[1]	−0.53%

Petrovske's population has declined in recent years, from 13,260 (2013 est.)^[11] to 12,642 as of the most recent estimate in 2022.^[1]

According to native language data from the 2001 Ukrainian census, it is a predominantly Russian-speaking city (76.4%), with a significant Ukrainian-speaking minority (22.4%) as well as a much smaller Belarusian-speaking minority (0.1%).^[12]

References

1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
2. Указ ПВР УРСР від 30.12.1962 «Про віднесення в підпорядкування обласних (промислових) Рад депутатів трудящих міських поселень Української РСР»  (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
3. "Петровское (город в Ворошиловградской обл.)" [Petrovske (city in Voroshylovhrad Oblast)]. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian).
4. "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
5. "Few Pupils, Fewer Teachers: Russia Struggles To Set Up 'Potemkin' Schools In Occupied Ukraine". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2024-03-14. A school in the Russian-occupied city of Petrovske, Luhansk region...
6. Spaulding, Hugo (9 April 2015). "Ukraine Crisis Update: April 9, 2015". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
7. "Рада переименовала Торез, Красный Луч, Краснодон, Свердловск и Стаханов". Lb.ua (in Russian). 12 May 2016.
8. "Ukraine and separatist troops withdraw from Luhansk town – DW – 10/29/2019". Retrieved 2024-03-14.
9. "Хрустальненская городская громада (временно окупировання територия)". gromada.info. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
10. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Holos Ukrayiny (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
11. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
12. "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення". Ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-16.