Komsomolske, Donetsk Oblast

Komsomolske
Комсомольське
City

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Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk
Population (2001)
  Total 12,813


Komsomolske (Ukrainian: Комсомольське, Russian: Комсомольское) is a city in Starobesheve Raion, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population is 12,813 (2001).

Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[1][2] including Komsomolske.[3] On 29 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists.[3] But on 31 August, it been recaptured by the separatists.[4]

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Coordinates: 47°40′N 38°04′E / 47.667°N 38.067°E / 47.667; 38.067

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