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Luhansk
Luhansk, Ukraine · Europe
About Luhansk
Luhansk sits on the route: 10 minutes from Verhunskyi.
Luhansk is in Ukraine, with about 400,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Verhunskyi, about 5 km away.
Luhansk (Ukrainian: Луга́нськ), also known as Lugansk (Russian: Луга́нск), is a city in the Donbas in eastern Ukraine. As of 2022, the population was estimated to be 397,677 (2022 estimate), making Luhansk the 12th-largest city in Ukraine.
Luhansk served as the administrative center of Luhansk Oblast, beforeRead more
pro-Russian separatists seized control of the city in 2014 and made it the capital of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian administration was located in Sievierodonetsk from 2014 to 2022 during the war in Donbas, due to Ukraine not being in control of Luhansk. Sievierodonetsk was captured by Russia in 2022 and Luhansk Oblast was later annexed by Russia in late 2022.
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Luhansk is in Luhansk, Ukraine, about 5 km from Verhunskyi.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 397,677
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Ukraine
- Region
- Luhansk
- Timezone
- Europe/Kyiv
- Coordinates
- 48.5681, 39.3055
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