Hirske
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Hirske (Ukrainian: Гірське, pronounced [ɦʲirˈsʲkɛ]; Russian: Горское, romanized: Gorskoye) is a city in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Hirske urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Its population is 9,100 (2022 estimate).[2]
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Hirske
Гірське | |
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Coordinates: 48°45′7″N 38°29′42″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
Raion | Sievierodonetsk Raion |
Hromada | Hirske urban hromada |
Founded | 1898 |
City status | 1938 |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 9,100 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Before 1938, it was named Hirsko-Ivanivsk (Ukrainian: Гірсько-Іванівськ). During the Russo-Ukrainian War, it has been a site of protracted violence, and was eventually captured by Russian and proxy forces during the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.