Novyi Komar
Novyi Komar
Новий Комар | |
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| Coordinates: 47°53′00″N 36°50′17″E / 47.8833°N 36.8381°E | |
| Country | |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Volnovakha Raion |
| Hromada | Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.016 km2 (0.392 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 500 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85500 |
| Area code | +380 6243 |
| KATOTTH | UA14040010100012050 |
Novyi Komar (Ukrainian: Новий Комар; Russian: Новый Комар; Urum: Йаны Камара, romanized: Yany Camara) is a village in Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 73.02 kilometres (45.37 mi) west by south (WbS) from the centre of Donetsk city.
Geography
[edit]The settlement lies on the right bank of the Mokri Yaly river. The absolute height is 105 metres above sea level.[citation needed]
History
[edit]Russian invasion of Ukraine
[edit]During the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, fighting broke out near the village as part of a Russian offensive in the area in late 2024. Russian sources claimed the village was occupied by Russian forces during fighting between 1 and 2 December.[2]
On 5 December, DeepStateMap.Live reported the Ukrainian 48th Separate Assault Battalion to have re-taken control over the village. Like neighbouring Velyka Novosilka, the settlement is strategically important for the defensive lines in Donetsk Oblast.[3]
On 19 December, a Ukrainian military observer said that Russian forces had recaptured the village.[4]
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 534 inhabitants, whose native languages were 8.80% Ukrainian and 89.89% Russian.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-dec-5/
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 2, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
Russian sources claimed that Russian forces seized Novyi Komar (north of Velyka Novosilka) and advanced in the direction of Rozlyv (northeast of Vuhledar).
- ^ "Ukraine liberates Novyi Komar, Russian troops seize Blahodatne". The New Voice of Ukraine. 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

