Staryi Karavan
Старий Караван | |
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  Staryi Karavan Staryi Karavan in the Donetsk Oblast  Staryi Karavan Staryi Karavan (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°54′58″N 37°47′05″E / 48.916111°N 37.784722°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kramatorsk Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 191 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 84460 |
| Area code | +380 6261 |
Staryi Karavan (Ukrainian: Старий Караван; Russian: Старый Караван) is a village in Kramatorsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 110.5 kilometres (68.7 mi) north from the centre of Donetsk city, on the left bank of the Siverskyi Donets river, that separates the village from Raihorodok. It belongs to Lyman urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
History
At the beginning of July 2014, during the war in Donbas, the village was liberated from pro-Russian separatists by Ukrainian forces.
At the end of May 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, after the first Battle of Lyman, the village was captured by the Russian Armed Forces. The settlement was liberated by Ukrainian forces on 5 September, acting as springboard to launch the Second Battle of Lyman.[2]
References
- ↑ Distribution of the population by native language on ukrcensus.gov.ua
- ↑ Kateryna Stepanenko; Katherine Lawlor; Grace Mappes; George Barros; Frederick W. Kagan (6 September 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 6". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
Geolocated footage posted on September 5 shows Ukrainian troops walking freely along a road in Staryi Karavan, about 10km northeast of Slovyansk.
