Top-down, left-right (from upper left): State Mine Industrial College, "Oktyabrskiy" Ex-Cinema, Memorial complex "Pamyat", Kurgan stelae, Museum of Coal Industry Development, Alkali lake of OJSC Lysychansk Soda
Lysychansk (/ˌlɪsɪˈtʃænsk/LIH-sih-CHANSK, /-ˈtʃɑːnsk/-CHAHNSK; Ukrainian: Лисичанськ, IPA:[lɪsɪˈtʃɑnʲsʲk]ⓘ; Russian: Лисичанск, romanized: LisichanskIPA:[lʲɪsʲɪˈtɕansk]), is a city in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located on the high right bank of the Donets River, approximately 115 kilometres (71 mi) from the administrative center of the oblast, Luhansk. It faces Sievierodonetsk across the river. Its population before the Russian invasion of Ukraine was approximately 93,340 (2022 estimate).[2]
Prior to Ukrainian 2020 municipal classification reforms, Lysychansk was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Up to 2022, the administration of Lysychansk Municipality included the settlements of Novodruzhesk and Pryvillia. Along with the cities of Sievierodonetsk, Rubizhne, Kreminna and the nearest towns, the Lysychansk area constituted a major urban and industrial hub of the Donbas region, with a 2009 population of about 353,000.
The city became the site of 2022's Battle of Lysychansk, which ended with the capture of the city by Russian forces and the Luhansk People's Republic on 2 July.[3] Up to 12,000 were estimated to have remained in the city, according to Ukrainian authorities.[4] Russia has claimed the city following its declared annexation of the region in September 2022.
^"Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". Gska2.rada.gov.ua. 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2015-05-19.[permanent dead link]
^Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
^"Ukraine confirms Russia captured eastern city Lysychansk". BBC News. 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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