Oleksandro-Kalynove
Oleksandro-Kalynove
Олександро-Калинове | |
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 Landscape of the village of Oleksandro-Kalinove | |
  Oleksandro-Kalynove Location of Piddubne within Ukraine  Oleksandro-Kalynove Oleksandro-Kalynove (Donetsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 48°24′46″N 37°40′24″E / 48.41278°N 37.67333°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kramatorsk Raion |
| Hromada | Illinivka rural hromada |
| Founded | 1757 |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 864 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85142 |
| Area code | +380 6272 |
| KATOTTH | UA14120050100023805 |
Oleksandro-Kalynove (Ukrainian: Олександро-Калинове; Russian: Александро-Калиново) is a village in Illinivka rural hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 44.92 km (27.91 mi) northwest by north (NWbN) from the centre of Donetsk city, 13.53 km (8.41 mi) west by north (WbN) from Toretsk.
Geography
The settlement is located on both banks of the Kalynivka River and the Kleban-Byk River, left tributary of Kryvyi Torets. The Kleban-Byk Reservoir and the Kleban-Byk Regional Landscape Park are located nearby.
The absolute height is 115 metres above sea level.
History
Date of foundation — 1711.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
The village came under attack and was later occupied by Russian forces in July 2025, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 864 inhabitants, whose native languages were 89.35% Ukrainian and 10.65% Russian.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Angelica Evans; Olivia Gibson; Daria Novikov; Jessica Sobieski; Nate Trotter; Kateryna Stepanenko; George Barros (25 July 2025). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 25, 2025". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
Unconfirmed claims: Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces advanced northwest of Dyliivka (north of Toretsk) and seized Oleksandro-Kalynove (northwest of Toretsk).
