Stelmakhivka

Stelmakhivka (Ukrainian: Стельмахівка) is a village in Kolomyichykha rural hromada, Svatove Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It had a population of 505 in 2001, however little to no people remain nowadays.^[1] The body of local self-government is Stelmakhiv village council.

Stelmakhivka Стельмахівка
Village
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Coordinates: 49°28′17″N 37°54′07″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Luhansk Oblast
Raion	Svatove Raion
Hromada	Kolomyichykha rural hromada
Elevation	146 m (479 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	505
Postal code	92623
Area code	+380 6471

Geography

The village is located near the border of Luhansk and Kharkiv Oblasts, 20 kilometers from Svatove^[2] and 23 kilometers from the urban settlement of Borova.^[3] Administratively, the village was arranged into the Svatove Raion in 2020.^[4] The elevation is 146 meters.^[5]

History

The village was founded in 1864.^{[citation needed]}

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was captured by Russia in 2022.

On 8 October 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine de-occupied the village from Russian forces.^[6][7][8] On 3 November 2022, the last civilians were evacuated from Stelmakhivka.^[9]

The village was claimed by Russia to have been recaptured by 29 August 2024,^[10] and geolocated footage confirmed the capture on 30 August.^[11]

References

1. "«Село пустое»: из Стельмаховки в Луганской области эвакуировали последних семерых жителей". hromadske (in Russian). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
2. "Стельмахівка · Луганська область, Україна, 92623". Стельмахівка · Луганська область, Україна, 92623 (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
3. "Карти Google". Карти Google (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
4. "Село Стельмахівка на сайті svatovo.lg.ua". Archived from the original on 19 February 2020.
5. "weather.in.ua - погода в с. Стельмахівка (Луганська область, Сватівський район) - прогноз погоди в Україні на 3 та 5 днів". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
6. "ЗСУ підбираються до Сватового: На Луганщині звільнено село Стельмахівка". Патріоти України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
7. "ЗСУ звільнили село Стельмахівка в Луганській області, - Гайдай". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
8. "#91575 post — Военный Осведомитель (@milinfolive)". TGStat.ru (in Uzbek). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
9. "At Kupiansk and Lyman direction Russian army shelled Hryanykivka, Kupyansk, Krokhmalne, Tabayivka and Terny of Kharkiv region; Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, Makiyivka, Nevske, Pischane and Bilohorivka of Luhansk region, also Hryhorivka, Verkhnokamyanske and Spirne of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report Bakhmut - Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com". Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
10. https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/29/russia-claims-two-more-villages-in-eastern-ukraine (Al Arabiya)
11. Barros, George; Harward, Christina; Gasparyan, Davit; Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace (30 August 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 30, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 30 August 2024.