Petrovske

Petrovske (Ukrainian: Петровске, Russian: Петровское) is a city in Krasnyi Luch Municipality, Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 12,713 (2020 est.)[1] , 13,260 (2013 est.)[2] .

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City
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Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Luhansk Oblast
Population  (2020)	12,713
Climate	Dfb

Since 2014, Petrovske has been controlled by the Luhansk People's Republic and not by Ukrainian authorities.[3]

The Ukrainian government recognizes the city since 2016 as Petrovo-Krasnosillya (Ukrainian: Петрово-Красносілля).[4]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[5]

• Russian 76.4%
• Ukrainian 22.4%
• Belarusian 0.1%

References

1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
2. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
3. "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
4. "Рада переименовала Торез, Красный Луч, Краснодон, Свердловск и Стаханов". Lb.ua (in Russian). 12 May 2016.