Siverskodonetsk
Sign in to saveSievierodonetsk or Severodonetsk, officially since 2024 Siverskodonetsk, is a city in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located to the northeast of the left bank of the Donets river and approximately to the northwest from the administrative center of the oblast, Luhansk. Sievierodonetsk faces neighbouring Lysychansk across the river. The city, whose name comes from the above-mentioned river, had a population of making it then the second-most populous city in the oblast. Since June 2022, it has been militarily occupied and administered by Russia.
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Siverskodonetsk is a city in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast that was the second-largest city in the region before being occupied by Russian forces in June 2022. The city's significance stems from its size, location along the Donets River, and its role as a major population center in a strategically important area of Ukraine.
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- Severodonetsk
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- From top to bottom and left to right:City's Center Market; Sievierodonetsk Collegium; City council building; Azot Chemical Plant; Palace of Culture of Chemists; Prospect of Sievierodonetsk from above
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- Map of Ukraine with Severodonetsk highlighted
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- Luhansk Oblast
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14 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Foundation and the Soviet era
- Independent Ukraine
- War in Donbas
- Russian invasion
- Demographics
- Economy
- Sports
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- Notes
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Sievierodonetsk or Severodonetsk, officially since 2024 Siverskodonetsk, is a city in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located to the northeast of the left bank of the Donets river and approximately to the northwest from the administrative center of the oblast, Luhansk. Sievierodonetsk faces neighbouring Lysychansk across the river. The city, whose name comes from the above-mentioned river, had a population of making it then the second-most populous city in the oblast. Since June 2022, it has been militarily occupied and administered by Russia.
Prior to the war, Sievierodonetsk had several factories as well as the Azot chemical plant. There was also an airport to the south of the city.
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