Kadiivka
Sign in to saveKadiivka () or Stakhanov (), is a city in Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Donbas, eastern Ukraine. Residence of Kadiivka urban hromada. It is located on the Komyshuvakha River, a right tributary of the Luhan. On the decision of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) the city was renamed back to Kadiivka in 2016. However, due to the Russian occupation of eastern Ukraine since early 2014, the Russian administration has kept the Soviet name of the city.
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Kadiivka is a city in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast region that was officially renamed from its Soviet name "Stakhanov" back to "Kadiivka" by the Ukrainian parliament in 2016. The city matters partly because it has been under Russian occupation since 2014, during which Russian authorities have continued using the Soviet name rather than the Ukrainian-designated one, reflecting the broader geopolitical conflict in the region.
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins and name
- Ukrainian Soviet Union to Ukraine
- 2014–2022
- 2022–present
- Economy and education
- Sports and culture
- Geography
- City municipality
- Transport
- Demographics
- References
Kadiivka () or Stakhanov (), is a city in Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Donbas, eastern Ukraine. Residence of Kadiivka urban hromada. It is located on the Komyshuvakha River, a right tributary of the Luhan. On the decision of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) the city was renamed back to Kadiivka in 2016. However, due to the Russian occupation of eastern Ukraine since early 2014, the Russian administration has kept the Soviet name of the city.
Following their 2022 annexation "referendum", Russia claimed the entire Luhansk Oblast, including Stakhanov (Kadiivka), as part of their Lugansk People's Republic (LPR / LNR). Kadiivka's population is approximately Russia maintains the name Stakhanov, after the famous Soviet miner Alexei Stakhanov, and all city signage remains in the name of Stakhanov.