• Source: Proletarsk, Rostov Oblast

Proletarsk (Russian: Пролета́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Proletarsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Manych River, on the Rostov-on-Don–Baku railway.
It was formerly the Cossack stanitsa of Velikoknyazheskaya (Великокняжеская).




History



Proletarsk is the site of a massive petroleum tank farm installation of the Russian Federal Agency for State Reserves, some 250 km from the Ukrainian border.
On 18 August 2024, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was set ablaze by a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strike.
As of 23 August 2024, the tank farm was still ablaze,
while the Ukrainians aggravated it with another drone strike on that day.
Local authorities declared a state of emergency. On 2 September the fire was extinguished.
The Telegram channel RostovGazeta reported that the fire at the Proletarsk oil depot precipitated a surge in the sale of oil storage and refining facilities in the region due to the threat of new attacks from Ukraine.




Administrative and municipal status


Within the framework of administrative divisions, Proletarsk serves as the administrative center of Proletarsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Proletarsky District as Proletarskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Proletarsky Municipal District.




Demographics


The population of Proletarsk has slightly increased in the post-Soviet era: 20,267 (2010 Census); 19,572 (2002 Census); 19,422 (1989 Soviet census).




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Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №340-ЗС от 25 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области», в ред. Закона №270-ЗС от 27 ноября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №187–190, 28 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #340-ZS of July 28, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast, as amended by the Law #270-ZS of November 27, 2014 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №183-ЗС от 22 октября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования "Пролетарский район" и муниципальных образований в его составе». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Наше время", №№266–269 (без приложений), 3 ноября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #183-ZS of October 22, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of "Proletarsky District" and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).

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• Daftar kota dan kota kecil di Rusia
• Proletarsk, Rostov Oblast
• Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 August 2024 – present)
• Proletarsk
• Proletarsky District, Rostov Oblast
• Administrative divisions of Rostov Oblast
• Manych
• List of cities and towns in Russia
• Proletarsky Urban Settlement
• Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• List of districts in Russia