Zolote (Ukrainian: Золоте; Russian: Золотое, lit.'Golden') is a city in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Population: 13,007 (2022 estimate).[1] The town consists of villages that were merged to create Zolote.[2] Currently these villages are numbered in a sequence from Zolote 1 to Zolote 5.[2][3] Before the creation of Zolote they were named Karbonit, Rodina, Stakhanovets, Maryvka and Partyzansky.[3]

Zolote
Золоте
Flag of Zolote
Coat of arms of Zolote
Zolote is located in Ukraine
Zolote
Zolote
Location of Zolote within Ukraine
Zolote is located in Luhansk Oblast
Zolote
Zolote
Zolote (Luhansk Oblast)
Coordinates: 48°41′34″N 38°31′10″E / 48.69278°N 38.51944°E / 48.69278; 38.51944
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
RaionPopasna Raion
HromadaHirske urban hromada
Area
 • Total24.91 km2 (9.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total13,007
 • Density520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
93294
Area code+380 6455
ClimateDfb
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During the war in Donbas the Ukrainian authorities lost control over parts of Zolote to the self proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).[2][3] Zolote-5 (formally named Maryvka) became under full control of the LPR.[3] Zolote-4 (Patrizansky) and Zolote-3 (Stakhanovets) became situated in the "gray zone" between the warring parties.[3] On 30 June 2018 the Ukrainian army took full control of Zolote-4,[4][2][3] although Ukrainian activists stated that the village takeover was staged, as according to them Ukrainian soldiers had been in the zone since 2014.[5]

On 7 October 2014, to facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast, the Verkhovna Rada made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. Among other changes, Zolote was transferred from Pervomaisk Municipality to Popasna Raion.[6]

Zolote came under the de facto control of the Luhansk People's Republic on 23 June 2022. It was claimed that around 2,000 Ukrainian troops were surrounded in the town before its capture during the battle of Donbas.[7]

Demographics

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Ethnic composition and native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001 (this list contains Luhansk People's Republic controlled areas as well):[8]

Ethnic groups in Zolote
percent
Ukrainians
68.58%
Russians
23.87%
Belarusians
1.20%
Tatars
0.60%
Moldovans
0.14%
Poles
0.12%

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Native Languages in Zolote
Languages percent
Russian
50.34%
Ukrainian
43.93%
Belarusian
0.35%

References

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  1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Head of Zolote in Donbas: Gray zone shrinks with liberated village, UNIAN (2 July 2018)
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Без крыши над головой: как помогают, оставшимся без дома жителям Луганщины". tribun.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  4. ^ Russian-led forces suffer huge losses within week – JFO, UNIAN (2 July 2018)
  5. ^ Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (20 July 2018). "#MinskMonitor: Questions Over Ukrainian Liberation of Village". Medium. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Про зміни в адміністративно-територіальному устрої Луганської області, зміну і встановлення меж Перевальського і Попаснянського районів Луганської області". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  7. ^ "Ukraine loses key district south lysychansk russian forces official 2022-06-24". Reuters. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Home". ukrcensus.gov.ua.
  9. ^ "Національний склад міст".