Katerynivka, Luhansk Oblast
Urban locality in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Katerynivka (Ukrainian: Катеринівка) is a rural settlement in Luhansk urban hromada, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine. Population: 16,311 (2022 estimate)[2]
Katerynivka
Ukrainian: Katerynivka | |
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Coordinates: 48°33′11″N 39°10′27″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
Raion | Luhansk Raion |
Hromada | Luhansk urban hromada |
Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 16,311 |
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Postal code | 91493 |
Area code | +380 642 |
The city was formerly named Yuvileine (Ukrainian: Ювілейне; Russian: Юбиле́йное), as part of the Soviet Union, and during its early years following Ukrainian independence. On 12 May 2016 it was renamed Katerynivka by the Ukrainian government in a systematic renaming of small cities as part of decommunization.[3]
As of 2022[update], the city is under the control of the Russian military as a part of the invasion of Ukraine and occupation, but that annexation by Russia has not been accepted by the international community. The city was previously controlled by the self-declared Luhansk People's Republic.[citation needed]