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Stelmakhivka (Ukrainian: Стельмахівка) is a village in Kolomyichykha rural hromada, Svatove Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It had a population of 505 in 2001, however little to no people remain nowadays. [1] The body of local self-government is Stelmakhiv village council.
The village is located near the border of Luhansk and Kharkiv Oblasts, 20 kilometers from Svatove [2] and 23 kilometers from the urban settlement of Borova. [3] Administratively, the village was arranged into the Svatove Raion in 2020. [4] The elevation is 146 meters. [5]
The village was founded in 1864.[ citation needed ]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was captured by Russia in 2022.
On 8 October 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine de-occupied the village from Russian forces. [6] [7] [8] On 3 November 2022, the last civilians were evacuated from Stelmakhivka. [9]
The village was claimed by Russia to have been recaptured by 29 August 2024, [10] and geolocated footage confirmed the capture on 30 August. [11]
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