Krasnodon
Krasnodon (Ukrainian and Russian: Краснодон) or Sorokyne (Ukrainian: Сорокине; Russian: Сорокино, romanized: Sorokino) is a city in Dovzhansk Raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. Residence of Sorokyne urban hromada. Its population is approximately 42,315 (2022 estimate).
Sorokyne
Сорокинe (Ukrainian) | |
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City | |
| Sorokyne / Krasnodon | |
Sorokyne skyline | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Sorokyne Location of Sorokyne/Krasnodon Sorokyne Sorokyne (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′0″N 39°44′0″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Dovzhansk Raion |
| Hromada | Sorokyne urban hromada |
| Founded | 1914 as Sorokino |
| Renamed | 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yuri Borisovich Baklagov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 77.33 km2 (29.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 42,315 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 94400 |
| Area code | +380 6435 |
| Climate | Dfa |
| Website | krasnodon |
Krasnodon came under control of pro-Russian separatists in early 2014, and was incorporated into the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR). Since then, it has been continually controlled by the LNR, and since 2022, explicitly by Russia.
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