Lutuhyne

Lutuhyne (Ukrainian: Лутугине, Russian: Лутугино) is a city in Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Lutuhyne Raion. Population: 17,194 (2020 est.)[1] , 17,989 (2013 est.)[2] .

Lutuhyne

Лутугине (in Ukrainian)
City
Boulevard in Lutuhyne
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
Population
 (2020)
 • Total17,194
Area code(s)(+380)
Vehicle registrationBB / 13
ClimateDfa

Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Luhansk Oblast;[3][4] including Lutuhyne.[5] On 27 July 2014, Ukrainian forces claimed Ukrainian troops had entered the city.[6] As of 2015, Lutuhyne has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic.[7]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[8]

  • Lutuhyne church
  • Monument to L.I. Lutugin, founder of the city

References
  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. https://newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
  4. http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
  5. http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/specter-of-violence-in-eastern-ukraine-keeps-voters-from-polls-349162.html
  6. http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/215712.html
  7. Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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