Rubizhne

Rubizhne (Ukrainian: Рубі́жне, IPA: [rʊˈb⁽ʲ⁾iʒne] (listen); Russian: Рубе́жное, romanized: Rubezhnoye, IPA: [rʊˈbʲeʐnəjə]) is a city in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, Donbas. Situated on the left bank of the Donets River near the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, Rubizhne was founded in 1895 and incorporated as a city in 1934. Prior to 2020, it was a city of oblast significance, before the designation was abolished. The city had an estimated population of 56,247,[1] as of January 2022.

Rubizhne
Рубіжне
City
Flag of Rubizhne
Flag
Coat of arms of Rubizhne
Coat of arms
Rubizhne is located in Luhansk Oblast
Rubizhne
Rubizhne
Location of Rubizhne in the Luhansk Oblast
Rubizhne is located in Ukraine
Rubizhne
Rubizhne
Location of Rubizhne in Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°00′36″N 38°22′17″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
Raion Sievierodonetsk Raion
Founded1896
City status1934
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total55,247
ClimateDfb
Railway station

In 2014, at the start of the war in Donbas, Rubizhne was contested between Ukrainian and pro-Russian separatist forces. From mid-2014 until early 2022, the city was under control of Ukrainian forces. From early 2022 it has been under the de facto control of Russia as a result of the Battle of Rubizhne. Russia has claimed Rubizhne as part of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR / LNR) since its declared annexation of the region in September 2022.

History

The city started growing from a railway station built in 1904. A local newspaper is published in the city since March 1931.[2]

During World War II, in 1942–1943, the German occupiers operated a Nazi prison in the town.[3]

At the outbreak of the war in Donbas in mid-April 2014, pro-Russian forces captured several towns in Luhansk Oblast,[4][5] including Rubizhne. On 21 July 2014, Ukrainian forces secured the city from the militants.[6][7]

2022 Russian invasion
Main article: Battle of Rubizhne

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, within the Eastern Ukraine offensive, Rubizhne came under heavy shelling from the Russian military. Some of the most intense strikes occurred late in March 2022, which destroyed dozens of buildings and caused civilian casualties.[8] An attack on a nitric acid facility in Rubizhne was reported on 9 April 2022.[9]

During the battle of Donbas, on 21 April, Russia reportedly captured the city; Ukraine denied that.[10][11] Ramzan Kadyrov, the president of Chechnya, said that Russia had "liberated" the city on 25 April.[12][13]

On 12 May, it was reported that Ukrainian forces had fully retreated from the settlement to take up new defensive positions near Sievierodonetsk and had destroyed a bridge in order to slow the Russian advance.[14]

Demographics

Rubizhne had 65,322 inhabitants in the Ukrainian Census of 2001.[15] The city's population declined to 59,951 by January 1, 2014.

The ethnic composition according to the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[16][17]

Economy

Prior to the 2022 war, Rubizhne was known for its chemical and pharmaceutical plants and factories. The headquarters of "Microkhim", the largest Ukrainian producer of substances and medicines for cardiology,[18] was situated in Rubizhne. One of Ukraine's biggest plastic pipe plants, Rubezhnoye Pipe Plant, is also located in the town.

Notable residents

Rubizhne is the town of birth of MMA Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko, and Olympic champion in fencing Vladimir Smirnov.

References
  1. 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.
  2. № 2908. Ленинский призыв // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.381-382 (tr "No. 2908. Lenin's appeal // Chronicle of periodicals and continuing publications of the USSR 1986 - 1990. Part 2. Newspapers. M., "Book Chamber", 1994. pp. 381-382")
  3. "Gefängnis Rubižne" [Rubizne Prison]. Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. Ragozin, Leonid (16 April 2014). "Vladimir Putin Is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". The New Republic. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. "Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service".
  6. Holding, APA Information Agency, APA. "Ukrainian troops take control of three settlements in Donetsk region". apa.az. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. "In his eight freed Rubezhnoye raised the flag of Ukraine" (in Ukrainian). Espreso TV. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  8. "Rubizhne under shelling by Russian troops: four people killed, 10 civilians wounded over past day". No. 17 March 2022. Ukrinform. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  9. Ukraine: Boris Johnson in Kyiv meeting with Zelenskyy — as it happened 9 April 2022 dw.com accessed 10 April 2022
  10. "Haidai refutes Russia's fake report on seizing Rubizhne".
  11. "World War II Soviet victory flag begins to appear across parts of Russian-occupied Ukraine". CNN. 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  12. Новости, Р. И. А. (2022-04-25). "День 61-й: освобождение города Рубежное и сорванная эвакуация с "Азовстали"". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  13. Яковенко, Яна (2022-04-25). "Кадыров сообщил о полном освобождении города Рубежное". Известия (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  14. "Ukrainian forces lose foothold in eastern town". CNN. 13 May 2022.
  15. "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення" [Official page of the All-Ukrainian census]. www.ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  16. "Entry Display Web Page".
  17. http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/
  18. "Microkhim History". microkhim.com.ua. Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
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