Yasynuvata

Yasynuvata Ясинувата
City of regional significance
Flag of Yasynuvata Flag Coat of arms
Yasynuvata Location of Yasynuvata
Yasynuvata
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk
Founded	1872
Area
• Total	19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	37,600
Website	http://yasinovataya.org.ua/

Yasynuvata (Ukrainian: Ясинувата; Russian: Ясиноватая — Yasinovataya) is a city in Donetsk Oblast (province) of south-eastern Ukraine. Administratively, it is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. It also serves as the administrative center of the Yasynuvata Raion, though it does not belong to the raion. It is located 21 km from Donetsk, the administrative center of the Donetsk Oblast. Yasynuvata is a large railway crossroad. Population: 35,836 (2013 est.).

Starting Mid-April 2014 anti-Kiev separatists captured several towns and cities across in Donetsk and Luhansk Districts; including Yasynuvata. On 17 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly took the city from the pro-Russian separatists. But fighting for control of the city continued. On 19 August Ukrainian troops claimed they were clearing Yasynuvata of remaining separatist forces after its victory ("conducting a mopping-up operation"). Due to the war situation railway operation has ceased in 2014.

Notable people

• Mykola Skrypnyk
• Iryna Dovhan
• Nikolai Gritsenko

External links

• Yasynuvata city administration website
• Yasynuvata city portal