Bahatyr (Ukrainian: Багати́р; Russian: Богатырь, romanized: Bogatyr) is a village in Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

History

On 30 August 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine the Russian military shelled the village using the S-300 missile system, killing two civilians and wounding seven.[1][2] On 12 October 2023, the Russians again shelled the village using the Smerch anti-aircraft missile system, killing one child and injuring another child and a woman.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 1695 people. In terms of native language, 7.61% of them spoke Ukrainian, 90.97% spoke Russian and 1.18% spoke Greek.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Армія рф вдарила ракетами по селу на Донеччині". Слово і Діло (in Ukrainian). 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  2. ↑ "Росія з С-300 вдарила по Донеччині: двоє загиблих та семеро поранених". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. ↑ "В поліції розкрили подробиці обстрілу села Богатир, в якому загинув 11-річний хлопчик". Суспільне. 14 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

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