Rubizhne

Also known as Rubezhnoye

thumb|Railway station Rubizhne (, ; , ) is a city in Luhansk Oblast, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Situated on the left bank of the Donets River near the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk. Prior to 2020, it was a city of oblast significance, before the designation was abolished.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Rubizhne
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_flag: Rubeznoe.png
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms Rubizhne.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Luhansk Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Hromada
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Rubizhne urban hromada
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1896
Settlement.established_title1: City status
Settlement.established_date1: 1934
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 55247
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ukraine Luhansk Oblast#Ukraine
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Rubizhne in the Luhansk Oblast##Location of Rubizhne in Ukraine

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
2022 Russian invasion
Demographics
Economy
Notable people
References
External links

In 2014, at the start of the war in Donbas, Rubizhne was contested between Ukrainian and pro-Russian separatist forces. From mid-2014 until early 2022, the city was under control of Ukrainian forces. From early 2022 it has been under Russian control following their victory in the Battle of Rubizhne. Russia claimed Rubizhne as part of their Luhansk People's Republic since its annexation of the region in September 2022.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rubizhne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.