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Verkhniokamianske
Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Verkhniokamianske (Ukrainian: Верхньокам'янське) is a village (selo) in Ukraine, in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast. It had a population of 960 at the 2001 Ukrainian census.
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Geography
The Kamianka River, a tributary of the Bakhmutka river,[2] flows through the village.
History
20th century
As a result of the Holodomor, a manmade famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933, 18 residents of the village died.[3]
After World War II, Verkhniokamianske was one of the destinations for Boykos deported from regions that were transferred to Poland from the Soviet Union in 1951.[4]
21st century
In 2014, during the opening stages of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Verkhniokamianske was seized by forces of the separatist, pro-Russian Donetsk People's Republic, led by Russian army veteran and former FSB officer Igor Girkin.[5][failed verification] On July 24, the village was announced to have been recaptured by Ukrainian security forces.[6][5]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Verkhniokamianske saw fighting again.[7] On 7 August 2022, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed that Russian forces conducted assaults to try to improve its position near Verkhniokamianske, but "was unsuccessful and retreated."[8] By late 2022, the population of the village had decreased to around 20.[9] On 5 February 2023, Ukrainian forces reportedly repelled Russian assaults on the village.[7]
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Demographics
In 2001, it had 960 inhabitants, of whom 918 spoke Ukrainian and 42 spoke Russian.[1]
Culture
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church operates a Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in the village.[10]
References
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