Bakhmut

Also known as Artemovsk, Artyomovsk, Artyomivsk, Artemivsk, Artemovskiy

Bakhmut is a city in eastern Ukraine. Officially the administrative center of Bakhmut urban hromada and Bakhmut Raion in Donetsk Oblast, it is on the Bakhmutka River, about north of Donetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Bakhmut was designated a city of regional significance until 2020, when the designation was abolished. In January 2022, it had an estimated population of

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Bakhmut is a city in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast region, located on the Bakhmutka River north of Donetsk. It has been a significant administrative center in the region, though its formal designation changed in 2020.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Bakhmut
Settlement.native_name: Бахмут
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Artemivsk (Donetsk Oblast).svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Bakhmut.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ukraine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Donetsk Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bakhmut Raion
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Hromada
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Bakhmut urban hromada
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1571
Settlement.established_title1: City status

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Names
Current name (until 1924; 2016–present)
Former name (1924–2016)
History
Pre-founding
Early history
Industrialization
World War II and later 20th century
Russo-Ukrainian War
War in Donbas
Russian invasion
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Government and politics
Economy
Transport
Education
Media
Sports
Notable people
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

Bakhmut was originally founded in the 16th century as a minor border post on the southern border of the Russian state. Its population grew in the early 18th century, and it served as the capital of Slavo-Serbia (1753–1764), a colony in the Russian Empire established by settlers from the Balkans.

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