Stepove, Donetsk Oblast
Stepove (Ukrainian: Степове́ ) is a rural-type settlement in Ocheretyne settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of the city Avdiivka. Before 2016, it was known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрі́вське).
Stepove Степове | |
|---|---|
  Stepove  Stepove | |
| Coordinates: 48°11′45″N 37°40′44″E / 48.19583°N 37.67889°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk |
| Raion |  Pokrovsk |
| Hromada | Ocheretyne Settlement |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 62 |
History
Before 2016, the settlement was known as Petrivske. As part of decommunization in Ukraine in 2016, it was renamed to Stepove.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Since late 2023, Stepove has been a site of fighting during the battle of Avdiivka of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On December 3, 2023, Russian forces were accused of committing a war crime when they murdered two unarmed surrendering Ukrainian soldiers near Stepove.
On 24 February 2024, Russian troops had seized control over the village.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 62 people, of whom 35.48% natively spoke Ukrainian and 64.52% natively spoke Russian.
References
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Stepove, Donetsk Oblast, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.