Berkhivka

Berkhivka
Берхівка
Berkhovka
Berkhivka is located in Donetsk Oblast
Berkhivka
Berkhivka
Location of Berkhivka within Ukraine
Berkhivka is located in Ukraine
Berkhivka
Berkhivka
Berkhivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°38′43″N 37°58′02″E / 48.645278°N 37.967222°E / 48.645278; 37.967222
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
Raion Bakhmut Raion
HromadaBakhmut urban hromada
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total43
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
84557

Berkhivka (Ukrainian: Берхівка) is a village in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located about 58 metres (190 ft) southwest of Paraskoviivka, and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of Bakhmut. The settlement's population has fallen from 118 registered in the 2001 census, to 43 in 2022.[2]: 16  It has been an important frontline village during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Berkhivka Reservoir is located close to the village.[3]

History

Russian forces were reported to have shelled Berkhivka on 17 February 2023, with an airstrike also reported near the village.[4]

On 24 February 2023, PMC Wagner claimed that they had taken the village after a few days of fighting.[5] On June 5, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, claimed that Ukrainian forces re-entered the settlement, with heavy fighting starting soon after.[6]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2001118 [7]—    
201495—    
202243 [8]—    

References

  1. ^ "Berkhivka". www.city-facts.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022" (PDF). ukrstat.gov.ua.
  3. ^ "Визнання відступу? Росіяни заявили про "новий рубіж" на північ від Бахмута". Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Operational information on 17.02.2023". odessa-journal.com. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ Chao-Fong, Léonie; Belam, Martin; Sullivan, Helen; Lock, Samantha; Belam, Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Martin; Lock (earlier), Samantha (24 February 2023). "Russia-Ukraine war live: first Polish tanks arrive in Ukraine; Nato dismisses China's intervention on peace talks". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 February 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Ukraine fights back near Bakhmut, Wagner boss and Russian official say". Reuters. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ^ "2001 English version Results General results of the census Linguistic composition of the population - Donets'k region:". 2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ^ "City Facts: Berkhivka".
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