Zelena Dolyna, Donetsk Oblast

49°07′49″N 37°48′24″E / 49.13028°N 37.80667°E / 49.13028; 37.80667

Zelena Dolyna
Зелена Долина
Zelena Dolyna is located in Donetsk Oblast
Zelena Dolyna
Zelena Dolyna
Zelena Dolyna is located in Ukraine
Zelena Dolyna
Zelena Dolyna
Coordinates: 49°07′49″N 37°48′24″E / 49.13028°N 37.80667°E / 49.13028; 37.80667
Country Ukraine (occupied by Russia)
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionKramatorsk Raion
HromadaLyman urban hromada
Population
 • Estimate 
(2021)
89
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
84422
Area code+380 6261

Zelena Dolyna (Ukrainian: Зелена Долина) is a village in Kramatorsk Raion of Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine.

History

Russian invasion of Ukraine

During the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russian forces occupied the village from April to September 2022. Ukrainian forces reestablished control over the village by 28 September 2022 as part of an advance towards Lyman.[1]

But the trend reversed and the Russian army resumed its offensive in the following months. On July 8, 2025, Russian armed forces invaded the entire village of Zelena Dolyna.[2]

Destroyed military vehicles near Dolyna in December 2022

Local government

The body of local self-government is the Lyman settlement hromada.

Demographics

The population as of 2021 is 89 people

As of the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the native language distribution of the population is as follows[3]

Ukrainian: 86.9%

Russian: 12.5%

Others: 0.6%

References

  1. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 28". ISW. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  2. ^ https://bsky.app/profile/pouletvolant3.bsky.social/post/3ltjw7mawhk2r
  3. ^ "Linguistic composition of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (2001 Census)". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2022-11-12.