Buhas as seen from the highway

Buhas (Ukrainian: Буга́с; Russian: Буга́с, romanized: Bugas) is a village in southeastern Ukraine, located in Volnovakha urban hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast. It was known as Maksymivka (Ukrainian: Максимівка) during the times of the Soviet Union.

History

On 13 January 2015, during the War in Donbas, there was an artillery strike against a civilian bus near Buhas. According to early reports, 10 passengers died and 13 were injured.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 1449, of whom 5.59% natively spoke Ukrainian, 70.39% spoke Russian, 22.29% spoke Greek, 0.14% spoke Belarusian and 0.07% spoke Armenian.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Під Волновахою снаряд бойовиків влучив у рейсовий автобус. Загинуло 10 людей (ФОТО, ВІДЕО 18+), 13 січня 2015, espreso.tv". Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

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