Novoaidar
Novoaidar (Ukrainian and ) is a rural settlement in Shchastia Raion, Luhansk Oblast, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Resirence of Novoaidar settlement hromada. Novoaidar is 57 km, by road from regional centre Luhansk, 43 km from Sieverodonetsk, and 747 km from Kyiv. Novoaidar is located on the river Aidar, and is on Highway H21, which runs from Donetsk to Starobilsk.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Novoaidar
- Settlement.native_name
- Новоайдар
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- uk
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Rural settlement
- Settlement.image_shield
- COA Of Novoaidar.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ukraine Luhansk Oblast#Ukraine
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Luhansk Oblast##Location in Ukraine
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Oblast
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Luhansk Oblast
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Raion
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Shchastia Raion
Article
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- History
- 2014–2022
- 2022–present
- Demographics
- Notable people
- References
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Novoaidar (Ukrainian and ) is a rural settlement in Shchastia Raion, Luhansk Oblast, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Resirence of Novoaidar settlement hromada. Novoaidar is 57 km, by road from regional centre Luhansk, 43 km from Sieverodonetsk, and 747 km from Kyiv. Novoaidar is located on the river Aidar, and is on Highway H21, which runs from Donetsk to Starobilsk.
On March 3, 2022, just over a week after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Novoaidar was taken by Russian forces. Following the highly disputed 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Russia has claimed the settlement as part of their Luhansk People's Republic (LPR / LNR), and it remains under Russian control. Novoaidar has an estimated population of