Lutuhyne
Lutuhyne (Ukrainian: Лутугине, Russian: Лутугино) is a city in Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Lutuhyne Raion. Population: 17,134 (2021 est.)[1], 17,989 (2013 est.)[2].
Lutuhyne
Лутугине (in Ukrainian) | |
|---|---|
 Boulevard in Lutuhyne | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Lutuhyne Raion |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 17,134 |
| Area code(s) | (+380) |
| Vehicle registration | BB / 13 |
| Climate | Dfa |
Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Luhansk Oblast;[3][4] including Lutuhyne.[5] On 27 July 2014, Ukrainian forces claimed Ukrainian troops had entered the city.[6] Since 2015, Lutuhyne has been administered as a part of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.[7]
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[8]
- Russian 56.93%
- Ukrainian 42.35%
- Armenian 0.26%
- Belarusian 0.06%
Gallery
Lutuhyne church
Monument to L.I. Lutugin, founder of the city
References
- 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.
- Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- Ragozin, Leonid (16 April 2014). "Vladimir Putin is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". The New Republic.
- "Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service".
- "Specter of violence in eastern Ukraine keeps voters from polls - May. 24, 2014". 24 May 2014.
- "ATO forces take over Debaltseve, Shakhtarsk, Torez, Lutuhyne, fighting for Pervomaisk and Snizhne underway - ATO press center".
- Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua
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