Proletarsk, Rostov Oblast Explained

Proletarsk (ru|Пролета́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Proletarsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Manych River, on the Rostov-on-Don–Baku railway.

It was formerly the Cossack stanitsa of Velikoknyazheskaya (Russian: Великокняжеская).

History

Proletarsk is the site of a massive petroleum tank farm installation of the Russian Federal Agency for State Reserves, some 250 km from the Ukrainian border.^[1] On 18 August 2024, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was set ablaze by a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strike.^[2] As of 23 August 2024, the tank farm was still ablaze,^{[3] [4]} while the Ukrainians aggravated it with another drone strike on that day.^{[5] [6]} Local authorities declared a state of emergency.^[7] On 2 September the fire was extinguished.^[8] The Telegram channel RostovGazeta reported that the fire at the Proletarsk oil depot precipitated a surge in the sale of oil storage and refining facilities in the region due to the threat of new attacks from Ukraine.^{[9] [10]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Proletarsk serves as the administrative center of Proletarsky District.^[11] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Proletarsky District as Proletarskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Proletarsky Municipal District.^[12]

Demographics

The population of Proletarsk has slightly increased in the post-Soviet era:

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Notes and References

1. News: 18 August 2024 . Moscow Times. Ukrainian Drones Spark Fuel Fire in South Russia .
2. News: Fire at huge Russian diesel depot engulfing more storage tanks, media reports . August 20, 2024 . Reuters.
3. News: For several days now, a Russian gas station situated in Proletarsk has been engulfed in flames. . YAROSLAV . SMITH. 23 August 2024 . ASB.
4. https://www.rferl.org/amp/rostov-fuel-proletarsk-drone-strike/33089877.html Burning Oil Depot In Russia's Rostov Region Struck Again, Reports Say
5. News: Kyiv Post. Rostov Fuel Depot Blaze Aggravated by Second Ukrainian Drone Strike .
6. https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/another-drone-strikes-oil-depot-in-rostov-1724403845.html Another drone strikes oil depot in Rostov region that has been burning for almost a week
7. https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2024/08/russia-fire-crews-continue-to-respond-to-major-fire-following-drone-strike-in-proletarsk-as-of-late-august-update-2 Fire crews continue to respond to major fire following drone strike in Proletarsk as of late August
8. News: Drone hits oil depot in Russia's Rostov Oblast . 2 September 2024 . The Moscow Times . 2 September 2024 . en-US.
9. https://www.uawire.org/repeated-ukrainian-drone-strikes-and-ongoing-blaze-at-proletarsk-oil-depot-spark-crisis-in-rostov-region Repeated Ukrainian drone strikes and ongoing blaze at Proletarsk oil depot spark crisis in Rostov region
10. https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/08/23/six-day-blaze-expands-in-rostov-oil-depot-after-reported-follow-up-ukrainian-drone-strike/ Six-day blaze expands in Rostov oil depot after reported follow-up Ukrainian drone strike
11. Law #340-ZS
12. Law #183-ZS