Vilne Pole
Appearance
Vilne Pole
Вільне Поле | |
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Coordinates: 47°52′30″N 36°41′17″E / 47.87500°N 36.68806°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
Raion | Volnovakha Raion |
Hromada | Komar rural hromada |
Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 385 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 85522 |
Area code | +380 6243 |
KATOTTH | UA14040070030010923 |
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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
[edit]The absolute height is 143 metres above sea level.
Demographics
[edit]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
[edit]Russian invasion of Ukraine
[edit]The village was captured by Russian forces in May 2025, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ 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).