Rivnopil, Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Rivnopil Рівнопіль
Village
Mass grave of Soviet soldiers of the Southern Front and a monument to fellow villagers (September 2018)
47°47′10″N 36°41′57″E / 47.786111°N 36.699167°E / 47.786111; 36.699167
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Volnovakha Raion
Area
• Total	0.702 km² (0.271 sq mi)
Elevation	163 m (535 ft)
Population (2001 census)^[1]
• Total	98
• Density	140/km² (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	85760
Area code	+380 6243

Rivnopil (Ukrainian: Рівнопіль; Russian: Ровнополь) is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 85.99 kilometres (53.43 mi) southwest by west (SWbW) of the centre of Donetsk city. It belongs to Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

History

The village was taken under control by Russian forces in March 2022 and was regained by Ukrainian forces on 25 June 2023.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 98 inhabitants, whose native languages were 43.88% Ukrainian and 56.12% Russian.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
^ "ВСУ освободили Ровнополь".
^ "Defense Forces of Ukraine liberate the village of Rivnopil in Donetsk region". mil.in.ua. Militarnyi. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ Катерина Шварц (23 June 2023). "Украинские защитники освободили еще одно село в Донецкой области" [Ukrainian defenders have liberated another village in Donetsk region]. unian.net (in Russian). UNIAN. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "Ukraine says it retakes another village from Russian forces". reuters.com. Reuters. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023. Ukraine said on Monday its forces had taken back control of the devastated southeastern village of Rivnopil, the latest gain since it began a counteroffensive against Russian forces. // The village appeared to be the ninth recaptured by Ukraine this month though a military spokesperson said Rivnopil was deserted and heavily damaged.