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Amvrosiivka

Amvrosiivka or Amvrosievka (Ukrainian: Амвросіївка, IPA: [ɐmˈwrɔ.s⁽ʲ⁾i.jiu̯.kɐ] ⓘ; Russian: Амвросиевка) is a city in Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine; residence of Amvrosiivka urban hromada. It was the administrative center of Amvrosiivka Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020. As of January 2021, the population was approximately 17,998 (2022 estimate).[1]

It is currently occupied by Russian and Donetsk People's Republic forces.[2]

History

It was first founded in 1869 as a train station settlement on the Kursk-Kharkiv-Azov Railway, and it received city status in 1938. Since 1896, a cement factory is located within the city, and cement production has been the dominant industry of the city.[3] Also located within the city was a history museum, industrial technical school, 6 schools, 11 libraries, 9 hospitals, a pharmacy, a movie theater, a club, and a sport stadium.[when?]

The city's population peaked at approximately 24,400 in 1979.[4] By 2020, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine estimated the population has decreased to 18,047 (2021 est.).[5]

On 15 July 2014, two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and eight wounded when Amvrosiivka was hit by several "Grad" rockets.[citation needed]

On 18 August 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a large Russian ammunition store in Amvrosiivka was attacked causing many explosions and fires that burned for several hours. After 2:30 am local time, there were "massive explosions [followed by] multiple secondary detonations."[2]

Geography

Climate

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[7]

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. ^ a b Fire and sounds of detonation reported in occupied Amvrosiivka, Donetsk Oblast, after allegedly Ukrainian missile strike, 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ Амвросиевка entry Archived 9 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, in The History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR, Donetsk Oblast section pp. 138-48
  4. ^ "Cities & towns of Ukraine".
  5. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  6. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Home". ukrcensus.gov.ua.

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