Krasna Hora, Donetsk Oblast

Krasna Hora, also known as Krasna Gora (Ukrainian: Красна Гора), is an urban-type settlement in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. The name means "red mountain" and comes from a clay deposit used for production of bricks.[3] It is east of Paraskoviivka and north of Bakhmut. Population: 584 (2022 est.).[2] Since 2023, it has been under Russian occupation.

Krasna Hora
Красна Гора
Urban-type settlement
Krasna Hora is located in Donetsk Oblast
Krasna Hora
Krasna Hora
Location of Krasna Hora within Donetsk Oblast#Location of Krasna Hora within Ukraine
Krasna Hora is located in Ukraine
Krasna Hora
Krasna Hora
Krasna Hora (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°39′52″N 38°01′06″E
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
DistrictBakhmut Raion
Elevation
[1]
113 m (371 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total584
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
84536
Area code+380 6274

History

The village came under heavy attack by Russia amid the battles for Soledar and Bakhmut during the Battle of Donbas, part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Geolocated footage indicated that Ukrainian troops withdrew from the settlement on 11 February 2023, giving Russia full control of the village, although this claim couldn't be independently verified by Reuters or other news sites.[4][5] The Russian MoD confirmed the capture on 12-13 February 2023.[6]

References
  1. "Krasna Hora (Donetsk Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. Modern Ukraine, КРА́СНА ГОРА́
  4. Bailey, Riley; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Mappes, Grace; Howard, Angela; Kagan, Frederick W. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 11, 2023". ISW. Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. Russak, Igor. "Wagner founder Prigozhin says Russian forces take Ukraine village Krasna Hora, north of Bakhmut". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. "Russian army took control of DPR's Krasna Gora: MoD". Al Mayadeen English. Al Mayadeen. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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