Ivanhrad (Ukrainian: Іванград; Russian: Иванград, romanized: Ivangrad) is a village in Bakhmut Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 65.3 kilometres (40.6 mi) north-northeast (NNE) from the centre of Donetsk city, on the southern border of Bakhmut. It belongs to Bakhmut urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Ivanhrad
Іванград | |
|---|---|
  Ivanhrad Location of Ivanhrad in Donetsk Oblast  Ivanhrad Ivanhrad (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°33′20″N 38°01′43″E / 48.555556°N 38.028611°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.571 km2 (0.607 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 607 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2].On November 11 2022, Opytne was captured by DPR and Russian Armed Forces.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Riley Bailey; Karolina Hird; Grace Mappes (17 December 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 17". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
During battles for settlements south of Bakhmut in October, Prigozhin denied any involvement by DNR or conventional Russian troops in the capture of Ivanhrad.
- ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 11". www.understandingwar.org. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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