Voikovskyi

Voikovskyi, renamed by Ukrainian authoirities to Kopani in 2016 due to decommunization, is a small urban-type settlement in Donetsk Raion of Donetsk Oblast, but was part of Amvrosiivka Raion before 2020. Voikovskyi has been the site of numerous cross-border skirmishes between Ukraine and Russia.[1] Since 2014, the settlement has been occupied by the pro-Russian DPR which uses the old name and the old administrative division. Population: 1,102 (2022 est.)[2]

Kopani
Копа́ні
Войковський
Voikovskyi
Urban-type settlement
Kopani is located in Donetsk Oblast
Kopani
Kopani
Kopani is located in Ukraine
Kopani
Kopani
Coordinates: 47.7594°N 38.3375°E / 47.7594; 38.3375
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
RaionDonetsk Raion
Population
 • Total1,102
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
87351

Recent history

On August 24, 2014, a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fell into an ambush. Defending against the ambush, police officer Yuri Smirnov opened fire, attempting to cover his unit as it regrouped. Twice the opposing forces overcame the column unit, yet the Ukrainian soldiers continued fighting, deterring enemy attacks until they were successfully repulsed. After the battle, Ukraine comrades recovered the body of Yuri Smirnov.[3]

References
  1. "Evidence of cross-border artillery attacks from Russia to Ukraine July/August 2014".
  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. "Книга пам'яті загиблих". memorybook.org.ua. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
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