Blahodatne, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast Explained

Native Name:Благодатне
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Rural settlement
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Blahodatne in Donetsk Oblast#Location of Blahodatne in Ukraine
Coordinates:48.2081°N 37.4444°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Donetsk Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Pokrovsk Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Ocheretyne settlement hromada
Established Title:Founded
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:188
Population Total:1274
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+2
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:86023
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 6236

Blahodatne, formerly known as Zhelanne (uk|Желанне; Russian: Желание), is a rural settlement in Ocheretyne settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. In 2022, the population was estimated to be but had reduced to an estimated 100 by 2024 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] In 2024 the Verkhovna Rada renamed the village as a part of the derussification campaign.[3]

History

On 14 August 2024, during the Pokrovsk offensive of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the village was captured by Russia.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zhelanne (Donetsk Oblast). weather.in.ua. 19 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Поїхали, і тієї ж ночі «приліт». Як обстріли РФ знищують селище Желанне на захід від Авдіївки . 2024-08-10 . www.radiosvoboda.org.
  3. Web site: uk:Проект Постанови про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів . Draft resolution on renaming individual populated places and raions . 2024-09-19.
  4. Web site: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 15, 2024 . Hird . Karolina . Harward . Christina . Bailey . Riley . Kagan . Frederick W. . Stepanenko . Kateryna . Wolkov . Nicole . Institute for the Study of War . 15 August 2024 . 15 August 2024 .
  5. Web site: DeepStateMap.Live. The enemy occupied Zhelanne and Orlivka, and advanced in New York, Mykolaivka, Zhuravka and Krasnohorivka.. 14 August 2024.