Kramatorsk

Kramatorsk (Ukrainian: Краматорськ, IPA: [krɐmɐˈtɔrʲsʲk] ; Russian: Краматорск) is a city and the administrative centre of Kramatorsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Prior to 2020, Kramatorsk was a city of oblast significance. Since October 2014, Kramatorsk has been the provisional seat of Donetsk Oblast, following the events surrounding the Russo-Ukrainian War's Donbas theater. Its population is 147,145 (2022 estimate). It is an important industrial and mechanical engineering center in Ukraine. Kramatorsk is on the banks of the Kazennyi Torets River which is a right tributary of the Siverskyi Donets.

Kramatorsk
Краматорськ
City
Kramatorsk
Kramatorsk on the map of Donetsk Oblast
Kramatorsk
Kramatorsk (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°44′21″N 37°35′02″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk
Raion Kramatorsk
HromadaKramatorsk urban
Founded1868
City status since1932
Government
  HeadOleksandr Honcharenko
Area
  Total117.1 km2 (45.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total147,145
  Density583/km2 (1,510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
84300-84390
Area code+380 626(4)
Websitewww.krm.gov.ua

Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kramatorsk has been hit by Russian shelling multiple times.

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