Torske, Lyman urban hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Torske
Торське | |
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 A church | |
  Torske Location of Torske in Donetsk Oblast  Torske Torske (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°00′54″N 37°57′52″E / 49.015°N 37.964444°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kramatorsk Raion |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,652 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 84444 |
| Area code | +380 6261 |
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Torske (Ukrainian: Торське; Russian: Торское) is a village in Kramatorsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine.
History
[edit]Russian invasion of Ukraine
[edit]During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the settlement came under attack, and was captured by Russian forces in late-April 2022.[2] During Ukraine's 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive, which extended into parts of the northern Donetsk oblast, Ukrainian troops recaptured the settlement from Russian and DPR forces in early-October.[3]
The settlement was later attacked on several occasions by Russian forces in December 2022, but has remained under Ukrainian control as of January 2025.[4][5][6]
On the 23rd of July, Russian forces claimed to have taken the town of Torske, in addition to the towns of Pankivka and Volodymyrivka northeast of Pokrovsk.
Local government
[edit]It belongs to Lyman urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
References
[edit]- ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ Iryna Balachuk (21 December 2022). "Occupiers kill civilians in Vuhledar and Torske, Donetsk Oblast". pravda.com.ua. Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Марта Бондаренко (1 January 2023). "Карта бойових дій на 01.01.2023 – ситуація на фронті" [Map of hostilities as of 01.01.2023 – situation at the frontline]. fakty.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Факти ICTV. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Operational information on 01.01.2023". odessa-journal.com. The Odessa Journal. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
In the Lyman direction, Ploschanka, Nevske, Yampolivka, Torske, and Dibrova of the Luhansk region were hit by fire.
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