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Vilne Pole

Coordinates: 47°52′30″N 36°41′17″E / 47.87500°N 36.68806°E / 47.87500; 36.68806
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Vilne Pole
Вільне Поле
Vilne Pole is located in Ukraine
Vilne Pole
Vilne Pole
Location of Vilne Pole within Ukraine
Vilne Pole is located in Donetsk Oblast
Vilne Pole
Vilne Pole
Vilne Pole (Donetsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 47°52′30″N 36°41′17″E / 47.87500°N 36.68806°E / 47.87500; 36.68806
CountryUkraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionVolnovakha Raion
HromadaKomar rural hromada
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Population
 • Total
385
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
85522
Area code+380 6243
KATOTTHUA14040070030010923
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Vilne Pole (Ukrainian: Вільне Поле; Russian: Вольное Поле) is a village in Komar rural hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 84.11 kilometres (52.26 mi) west by south (WbS) from the centre of Donetsk city.

Geography

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The absolute height is 143 metres above sea level.

Demographics

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As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 385 inhabitants, whose native languages were 90.55% Ukrainian, 8.21% Russian and 1.24% Belarusian.[1]

History

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Russian invasion of Ukraine

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The village was captured by Russian forces in May 2025, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  2. ^ Christina Harward; Nicole Wolkov; Daria Novikov; Olivia Gibson; Anna Harvey; George Barros; Nate Trotter; William Runkel (15 May 2025). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 15, 2025". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 16 May 2025. Assessed Russian advances: Geolocated footage published on May 15 indicates that Russian forces recently seized Vilne Pole (west of Velyka Novosilka).