Luhansk Oblast, also referred to as Luhanshchyna (Луга́нщина), is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine. The oblast's administrative center is Luhansk. The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the name Voroshilovgrad Oblast until 1958 and again from 1970 to 1991. It has an estimated population of 2,102,921.
Luhansk, also known as Lugansk, is a city in the Donbas region, eastern Ukraine. From 2014, it was under the control of the breakaway Luhansk People's Republic and it is currently occupied by Russia. As of 2022, the population was estimated to be 397,677, making Luhansk the 12th-largest city in Ukraine. In 2001, nearly half of the population was ethnically Ukrainian, and 47% was ethnically Russian.
Sievierodonetsk is a city in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located to the northeast of the left bank of the Siverskyi Donets river and approximately 110 km (68 mi) to the northwest from the administrative center of the oblast, Luhansk. Sievierodonetsk faces neighbouring city Lysychansk across the river. The city, whose name comes from the above-mentioned river, had a population of 99,067, making it then the second most populous city in the oblast. Since June 2022, it has been occupied and administered by Russia.
Lysychansk, also known as Lisichansk, is a city in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located on the high right bank of the Donets River, approximately 115 kilometres (71 mi) from the administrative center of the oblast, Luhansk. It faces Sievierodonetsk across the river. Its population prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine was approximately 93,340.
Hirske, or Gorskoye, is a city in the Sievierodonetsk Raion of the Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 9,100 .
Serhiy Volodymyrovych Haidai is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician. He was the head of the Luhansk Regional Military–Civil Administration from 25 October 2019 to 15 March 2023.
Sievierodonetsk Raion is a raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of Sievierodonetsk. Population: 362,539.
The Battle of Sievierodonetsk was a military engagement in the wider battle of Donbas of the Eastern Ukraine offensive during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Bilohorivka is an urban-type settlement in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located approximately 88 kilometres (55 mi) northwest from the centre of Luhansk and 25 kilometres (16 mi) west-south-west from Sievierodonetsk. The population is 808.
On 7 May 2022, a school in Bilohorivka, Luhansk Oblast, was bombed by Russian forces during the Battle of Sievierodonetsk in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The death of at least two people was confirmed while authorities said the actual death toll was close to 60.
Voevodivka is a village in eastern Ukraine, in Sievierodonetsk Raion of Luhansk Oblast, at about 110 km NW from the centre of Luhansk city, at the NNW border of Sievierodonetsk city and on the SE border of Rubizhne city.
Myrna Dolyna is an urban-type settlement in Sievierodonetsk Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. Population: 267
Borivske is an urban-type settlement in Sievierodonetsk Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, about 64 kilometres (40 mi) NWbW of the centre of Luhansk city. Population: 5,640
Metiolkine is an urban-type settlement in the Sievierodonetsk urban community, Sievierodonetsk Raion of Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. Population: 788
Syrotyne is an urban-type settlement in Sievierodonetsk Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. Population: 1,520
Sievierodonetsk Association "Azot" is chemical producer based in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It is the third largest producer of ammonia in the country and one of the largest in Europe; producing nitrogen fertilizers, methanol, acetic acid, vinyl acetate, and their derivatives; acetylene, formalin, catalysts, household chemicals, and other chemical products. The successor of the Lysychansk Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant built in 1934, "Azot" produced its first output of ammonium nitrate on 1 January 1951. Sometime after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the chemical plant was acquired by Ostchem Holding, part of Group DF run by Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash.
The Battle of Lysychansk was a military engagement between Russia and Ukraine in the wider battle of Donbas of the eastern Ukraine campaign during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. By May 2022, Lysychansk and its twin city of Sievierodonetsk were the two largest cities of the Luhansk Oblast not under Russian control. Russian forces launched an assault on Sievierodonetsk in May where a fierce battle occurred until late June, when Ukrainian forces withdrew from the city. Fighting then continued as Russian forces started to attack Lysychansk across the Donets River.
The Battle of Toshkivka was an armed conflict around the city of Toshkivka, a mountainous municipality in the Sieverodonetsk district of the Luhansk Oblast, as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The Battle of Siversk was a military engagement during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, as part of the battle of Donbas of the wider eastern Ukraine offensive, that began on 3 July 2022. Russian forces ceased launching assaults on and around Siversk on 28 July, with a lull in fighting throughout August. Due to gains made from the Kharkiv counteroffensive, Russian forces were unable to make further gains towards Siversk from September 8.
Midna Ruda is a selo in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is considered "Bakhmut's coal mine." During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Midna Ruda was captured by Russian and DPR forces.
