Dokuchaevsk

Dokuchaievsk

Dokuchaievsk

City in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Dokuchaievsk (Ukrainian: Докуча́євськ, pronounced [dokʊˈt͡ʃɑjeu̯sʲk]) or Dokuchayevsk (Russian: Докучаевск) is a town in Kalmiuske Raion of Donetsk oblast, 14 km from Olenivka railway station, 40 km south of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Dokuchaievsk urban hromada. The city is located on the river Sukha Volnovakha [uk]. Its population is approximately 22,835 (2022 estimate).[1]

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Previously, it was administratively subordinated to the Volnovakha Raion Council. Named in honor of Vasyl Dokuchaev, a natural scientist, founder of scientific genetic soil science and zonal agronomy.

History

It was founded in 1912. It was originally founded as a urban-type settlement called Olenivski Kariery (Ukrainian: Оленівські Кар'єри). It has been a town since 1954. It was founded in connection with the development of flux limestone and dolomite mining for Petrovsky and Yenakiieve Steel.

In 1939 the town was home to 9.2 thousand people, in 1959 - 16.8 thousand people, in 2011 - 23.726 thousand people.

See also: Volnovakha bus attack

Starting in mid-April 2014 Russian-backed separatists captured Dokuchaievsk and several other towns in Donetsk Oblast.[2][3][4] Since then the city has been under the control by the Donetsk People's Republic.[4] On January 13, 2015, militants of the DPR's "Oplot" brigade from Dokuchayevsk shelled a checkpoint near Volnovakha, killing 11 civilians in a bus and injuring 17 others.

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001 the population of the city amounted to 24,142 people, of whom 27.32% indicated Ukrainian as their native language, 72.13% - Russian, 0.14% - Armenian and Greek, 0.04% - Belarusian, 0.03% - Moldovan, as well as Bulgarian and Gagauz languages:[5]

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Industries

Europe's largest flux and dolomite plant (including 5 quarries, 3 crushing and processing plants), construction materials production (reinforced concrete products plant), and motor transportation companies. Former Kalinin collective farm, Dokuchaievskyi state farm.

Cultural and social sphere

There are 6 schools, a palace of culture, a zoo, a stadium, 8 libraries, and a hospital.

  • Statues near Dokuchaievsk zoo
  • St Vladimir Church
  • Dolomite quarry near Dokuchaievsk

References

  1. [1]
    Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
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    Ragozin, Leonid (16 April 2014). "Vladimir Putin Is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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    "Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. [4]
    "OSCE: Eastern Ukrainians return home despite landmine danger". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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