Vrubivka
Vrubivka (Ukrainian: Врубівка; Russian: Врубовка) is an urban-type settlement in Popasna Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 72.0 km WNW from the centre of Luhansk city. Population: 889 (2021 est.)[1]
Vrubivka
Врубівка | |
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  Vrubivka Location of Vrubivka within Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48.751667°N 38.375278°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Province | Luhansk Oblast |
| District | Popasna Raion |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 889 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 93330 |
| Area code | +380 6474 |
In the War in Donbas Vrubivka is located near the frontline between the Ukrainian army and the separatist forces of the war in Donbass.[2] On 17 February 2022 a school building in the settlement was heavily damaged by shelling [2] There were 53 children and 16 adults in the building when the shelling occurred but none was injured.[2] Eleven other buildings in the town were also damaged.[3] Locals blamed the separatist forces for the attack.[2] The last time town had been damaged by shelling was in August 2018.[3]
Demographics
In 2001 the settlement had 1,161 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[4]
- Ukrainian — 85.53%
- Russian — 13.95%
- other languages — 0.52%
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.
- Shelling Strikes Two Schools In Eastern Ukraine, Including Kindergarten, Radio Free Europe (17 February 2022)
- Pro-Russian separatists order mass evacuation of eastern Ukraine, The Guardian (18 February 2022)
- Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua