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During the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Russian forces engaged in [[Distinction (law)|indiscriminate bombing]] of Volnovakha and [[Schastia]], shelling civilian areas.<ref>Yaroslav Trofimov, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-and-russia-agree-to-open-corridors-for-civilians-to-evacuate-mariupol-11646470358 Ukraine, Russia Agreement on Evacuating Mariupol Civilians Collapses], ''Wall Street Journal'' (March 5, 2022).</ref> The [[Aerial bombardment and international law|terror bombing of the cities violated international law]] and echoed tactics [[Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war|Russia had previously used on civilian targets in Syria]].<ref name=Graham-Harrison>Emma Graham-Harrison & Isobel Koshiw, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/04/ninety-per-cent-of-houses-are-damaged-thousands-trapped-in-ukraines-small-towns '90% of houses are damaged': Russia's Syria-honed tactics lay waste Ukraine towns], ''The Guardian'' (March 4, 2022).</ref> Volnovakha was reported to be on the verge of humanitarian crisis on February 28, and almost destroyed by March 1,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian invasion update: Volnovakha town on verge of humanitarian catastrophe |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3414918-russian-invasion-update-volnovakha-town-on-verge-of-humanitarian-catastrophe.html |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=www.ukrinform.net }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Head of Donetsk Regional State Administration: Volnovakha almost destroyed |url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/804376.html |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Interfax-Ukraine}}</ref> with around 90% of its buildings either damaged or destroyed.<ref name="Graham-Harrison1">{{cite news |last1=Graham-Harrison |first1=Emma |title=‘Nowhere to go and nowhere to go back to’: Life under fire in Ukraine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/06/nowhere-to-go-back-to-ukraine-volnovakha |access-date=6 March 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 March 2022 }}</ref> Surviving residents were cut off from food, water, and electricity.<ref>Diana Hodali, [https://www.dw.com/en/mariupol-and-volnovakha-besieged-cities-appeal-for-help/g-61027150 Mariupol and Volnovakha: Besieged cities appeal for help], Deutsche Welle (March 5, 2022).</ref> Following the assault, bodies lay uncollected in the streets.<ref name=Graham-Harrison/> |
During the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Russian forces engaged in [[Distinction (law)|indiscriminate bombing]] of Volnovakha and [[Schastia]], shelling civilian areas.<ref>Yaroslav Trofimov, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-and-russia-agree-to-open-corridors-for-civilians-to-evacuate-mariupol-11646470358 Ukraine, Russia Agreement on Evacuating Mariupol Civilians Collapses], ''Wall Street Journal'' (March 5, 2022).</ref> The [[Aerial bombardment and international law|terror bombing of the cities violated international law]] and echoed tactics [[Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war|Russia had previously used on civilian targets in Syria]].<ref name=Graham-Harrison>Emma Graham-Harrison & Isobel Koshiw, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/04/ninety-per-cent-of-houses-are-damaged-thousands-trapped-in-ukraines-small-towns '90% of houses are damaged': Russia's Syria-honed tactics lay waste Ukraine towns], ''The Guardian'' (March 4, 2022).</ref> Volnovakha was reported to be on the verge of humanitarian crisis on February 28, and almost destroyed by March 1,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian invasion update: Volnovakha town on verge of humanitarian catastrophe |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3414918-russian-invasion-update-volnovakha-town-on-verge-of-humanitarian-catastrophe.html |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=www.ukrinform.net }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Head of Donetsk Regional State Administration: Volnovakha almost destroyed |url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/804376.html |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Interfax-Ukraine}}</ref> with around 90% of its buildings either damaged or destroyed.<ref name="Graham-Harrison1">{{cite news |last1=Graham-Harrison |first1=Emma |title=‘Nowhere to go and nowhere to go back to’: Life under fire in Ukraine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/06/nowhere-to-go-back-to-ukraine-volnovakha |access-date=6 March 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 March 2022 }}</ref> Surviving residents were cut off from food, water, and electricity.<ref>Diana Hodali, [https://www.dw.com/en/mariupol-and-volnovakha-besieged-cities-appeal-for-help/g-61027150 Mariupol and Volnovakha: Besieged cities appeal for help], Deutsche Welle (March 5, 2022).</ref> Following the assault, bodies lay uncollected in the streets.<ref name=Graham-Harrison/> |
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On 11 March, Russia claimed that forces of the Donetsk People's Republic had [[Battle of Volnovakha|captured]] Volnovakha.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-03-11 |title=Russian-backed separatists capture Ukraine's Volnovakha - RIA |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-backed-separatists-capture-ukraines-volnovakha-ria-2022-03-11/ |access-date=2022-03-11}}</ref> |
On 11 March, Russia claimed that forces of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]] had [[Battle of Volnovakha|captured]] Volnovakha.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-03-11 |title=Russian-backed separatists capture Ukraine's Volnovakha - RIA |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-backed-separatists-capture-ukraines-volnovakha-ria-2022-03-11/ |access-date=2022-03-11}}</ref> |
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Volnovakha
Волноваха | |
|---|---|
 Volnovakha train station | |
 Flag  Seal | |
  Volnovakha .svg) Volnovakha | |
| Coordinates: 47°36′08″N 37°29′31″E / 47.60222°N 37.49194°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Volnovakha Raion |
| Founded | 1881 |
| City status | 1938 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 21,441 |
| Website | [1] |
Volnovakha (Ukrainian: Волноваха) is a small city in the Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Volnovakha Raion, one of the 18 districts of the Donetsk Oblast. The population of the city is 21,441 (2021 est.).[1]
In addition to the city proper, the city municipality includes the villages of Novohryhorivka, Novopavlivka, and Trudove.
History
During the War in Donbass, on 13 January 2015, 12 civilians were killed and 18 injured, after an attack on a passenger bus at a checkpoint in Buhas, a town north-east of Volnovakha.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] A monument to those killed in the attack was unveiled on 13 January 2017.[9]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces engaged in indiscriminate bombing of Volnovakha and Schastia, shelling civilian areas.[10] The terror bombing of the cities violated international law and echoed tactics Russia had previously used on civilian targets in Syria.[11] Volnovakha was reported to be on the verge of humanitarian crisis on February 28, and almost destroyed by March 1,[12][13] with around 90% of its buildings either damaged or destroyed.[14] Surviving residents were cut off from food, water, and electricity.[15] Following the assault, bodies lay uncollected in the streets.[11]
On 11 March, Russia claimed that forces of the Donetsk People's Republic had captured Volnovakha.[16]
Demographics
The city had 24,647 inhabitants in 2001. The town has a large Ukrainian Greek population.
Climate
| Climate data for Volnovakha (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
1.1 (34.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.2 (2.06) |
44.0 (1.73) |
49.0 (1.93) |
45.0 (1.77) |
52.1 (2.05) |
65.4 (2.57) |
55.0 (2.17) |
45.8 (1.80) |
42.9 (1.69) |
35.4 (1.39) |
49.8 (1.96) |
53.8 (2.12) |
590.4 (23.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.9 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 89.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 88.4 | 85.4 | 79.3 | 66.3 | 60.9 | 63.6 | 61.1 | 57.9 | 65.7 | 75.6 | 87.4 | 89.7 | 73.4 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[17] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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World War II liberation monument -
Vasily Chapayev monument -
Local history museum
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- ^ "Ten killed, 13 injured after shell hits bus at roadblock near Volnovakha – regional administration". Interfax-Ukraine. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Shell hits bus in eastern Ukraine, 10 killed: regional spokesman". Reuters. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Ten killed, 13 injured after shell hits bus at roadblock near Volnovakha". Kyiv Post. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Расстрел под Волновахой: террористы выпустили 40 снарядов Града". Liga News. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Серед загиблих в автобусі під Волновахою - 6 жінок і 4 чоловіків..." Golos.com. 13 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Кількість загиблих в результаті теракту під Волновахою збільшилася до 12, - МВС". RBK. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Список погибших и раненых, пострадавших в результате террористического акта на пункте пропуска под г.Волновахой" (in Russian). ГУ МВД Украины в Донецкой Области. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ^ "Monument to bus passengers killed in Grad attack unveiled in Volnovakha. PHOTOS". Censor.net. 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
A monument to 12 bus passengers killed in a Grad attack on Jan. 13, 2015 has been inaugurated in Volnovakha.
- ^ Yaroslav Trofimov, Ukraine, Russia Agreement on Evacuating Mariupol Civilians Collapses, Wall Street Journal (March 5, 2022).
- ^ a b Emma Graham-Harrison & Isobel Koshiw, '90% of houses are damaged': Russia's Syria-honed tactics lay waste Ukraine towns, The Guardian (March 4, 2022).
- ^ "Russian invasion update: Volnovakha town on verge of humanitarian catastrophe". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "Head of Donetsk Regional State Administration: Volnovakha almost destroyed". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ Graham-Harrison, Emma (6 March 2022). "'Nowhere to go and nowhere to go back to': Life under fire in Ukraine". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Diana Hodali, Mariupol and Volnovakha: Besieged cities appeal for help, Deutsche Welle (March 5, 2022).
- ^ Reuters (2022-03-11). "Russian-backed separatists capture Ukraine's Volnovakha - RIA". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Volnovakha.
- Site of town
- Official site of Volnovaha raiderzhadministration
- Official site of Volnovaha town Council
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