Berezove, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Berezove (Ukrainian: Березове; Russian: Берёзовое) is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 36.00 kilometres (22.37 mi) southwest (SW) of the centre of Donetsk city. It belongs to Vuhledar urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
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Berezove
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Coordinates: 47°46′24″N 37°34′53″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Donetsk Oblast |
District | Volnovakha Raion |
Status | 2011 |
Elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 575 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 85682 |
Area code | +380 6278 |
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The War in Donbas, that started in mid-April 2014, brought both civilian and military casualties. In a clash between Ukrainian and pro-Russian troops, that took place near the village on 10 November 2014, three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and three others wounded.[2] A 30-year-old female civilian was killed by explosion of a booby trap near the village on 8 September 2015.[3] Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed near the village on 11 March 2017.[4]