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Ilovaisk Іловайськ Иловайск | |
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 A symbolic stone installed on the Ilovaisk city esplanade in front of the railway station, indicating the year the city was founded. | |
 Interactive map of Ilovaisk | |
  Ilovaisk  Ilovaisk | |
| Coordinates:47°55′34″N38°11′38″E / 47.926°N 38.194°E /47.926; 38.194 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Donetsk Raion |
| Hromada | Ilovaisk urban hromada |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 15,395 |
Ilovaisk (Ukrainian:Іловайськ,pronounced[iloˈwɑjsʲk]ⓘ;Russian:Иловайск) is a city inDonetsk Raion,Donetsk Oblast,Ukraine; residence ofIlovaisk urban hromada. The city isde factoannexed by Russia and administered by theDonetsk People's Republic.
The city is known as a major regional railroad hub. It was also the site ofa battle in thewar in Donbas. The city has a population of15,396 (2022 estimate)[1], 17,620 (2001).
Starting in mid-April 2014, Russian paramilitaries captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast,[2][3] including Ilovaisk.[4][failed verification] On 19 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured thecity centre from the Russia-backed militants; fighting for control of other parts of the town continued.[4] The next morning they claimed they had control over one half of the town, with the town divided by a railroad line.[5][6] On 21 August, theUkrainian Armed Forces claimed that heavy fighting continued "in some districts of Ilovaisk", while the Russia-backed forces claimed they had repelled the Ukrainian military and surrounded a contingent of Ukrainian troops.[7][8] Fighting for control of the town continued over the next days.[9][10] The Russian Armed Forces retook the city as of 1 September 2014.[11]
Ethnic composition according to the2001 Ukrainian census.[12]
| percent | ||||
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| Ukrainians | 56.76% | |||
| Russians | 40.15% | |||
| Belarusians | 0.69% | |||
| Armenians | 0.68% | |||
| Greeks | 0.28% | |||
| Georgians | 0.19% | |||
| Azerbaijanis | 0.17% | |||
| Tatars | 0.14% | |||
| Moldovans | 0.11% | |||
Native language as of theUkrainian Census of 2001:[13]
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| Russian | 82.6% | |||
| Ukrainian | 16.8% | |||
| Armenian | 0.2% | |||
| Romani | 0.1% | |||
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