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Also known as Krasnyi Luch

Khrustalnyi or Krasnyi Luch is a city in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Its population is approximately It has historically been one of the most important coal mining locations in the Donbas region.

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Khrustalnyi is a city in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast that has long been a major center for coal mining in the Donbas region. The city matters historically because of its significant role in the region's coal industry, which was crucial to Ukraine's economy and industrial development.

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City
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File:Executive Committee building in Khrustalnyi.jpg
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Executive Committee Building
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Flag of Krasnyi Luch, Ukraine.svg
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Герб Красного Луча.png
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Ukraine Luhansk Oblast#Ukraine
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
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Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Luhansk Oblast
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Raion
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Rovenky Raion
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Hromada
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Khrustalnyi urban hromada
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Founded
Settlement.established_date
1880s
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Settlement.area_total_km2
153,56
Settlement.elevation_m
269

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Official name
Красний Луч
Population
79533
Area
153.56
Elevation
269
Image
Executive Committee building in Khrustalnyi.jpg
Dialing code
6432
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Commons category
Khrustalnyi
native label
Хрустальний
inception
1895-00-00
postal code
94500
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  • History
  • Russian Empire
  • Soviet Union
  • Independent Ukraine
  • Russo–Ukrainian War
  • Demographics
  • Notable people
  • Notes
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Khrustalnyi or Krasnyi Luch is a city in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Its population is approximately It has historically been one of the most important coal mining locations in the Donbas region.

The city was founded in the 1880s after the discovery of coal deposits in the region, and grew over the following century. Until 1920, it was known as Kryndachivka, after the surname of an early settler. It was a site of fighting during World War II. Since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2014, it has been occupied by the widely unrecognized Luhansk People's Republic and later by Russia after its Annexation on 30 September 2022.

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