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Novohrodivka (Ukrainian: Новогродівка, IPA: [no.woˈɦrɔ.d⁽ʲ⁾iu̯.kɐ]; Russian: Новогродовка, romanized: Novogrodovka) is a city in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Novohrodivka urban hromada. It is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Donetsk and seven kilometres (4.3 mi) from Selydove.
The city had a pre-war population of 14,037 (2022 estimate). The city has been occupied by Russian forces since 28 August 2024.




History


The settlement was founded in 1939 as Hrodivka with the construction of a coal mine. The settlement was occupied by Nazi Germany from October 1941 to September 1943 during World War II.
Novohrodivka received city status and its modern name in 1958.
In 2020, Novohrodivka became part of Pokrovsk Raion and the administrative center of the newly formed Novohrodivka urban hromada.




= Russian invasion of Ukraine

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The city has repeatedly come under Russian strikes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, causing damage to infrastructure and civilian casualties. In August 2024, amidst recent Russian advances in the area near Novohrodivka, the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration ordered the evacuation of 744 children and their families from the city.
On 16 August, during the ongoing Pokrovsk offensive, Russia was reportedly attempting to storm the city. By 19 August, the population had reportedly decreased to 1,500. On 22 August, Russian forces entered the city from the east. By 27 August, Russian forces occupied almost the entirety of the city, and by 28 August were widely reported to have fully captured it.




Demographics


As of the 2001 Ukrainian census:

Ethnicity
Ukrainians: 61.8%
Russians: 33.9%
Belarusians: 1.6%
Tatars: 0.7%
Native language
Russian: 69.20%
Ukrainian: 29.84%
Belarusian: 0.11%
Armenian: 0.03%
Moldovan: 0.03%
Polish: 0.02%




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Novohrodivka
• Pokrovsk offensive
• Novohrodivka urban hromada
• Mykolaivka, Novohrodivka urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast
• Lisivka, Donetsk Oblast
• Donetsk People's Republic
• Ptyche, Donetsk Oblast
• Pokrovsk Raion
• Kalynove, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast
• Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 August 2024 – present)