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| Velyka Novosilka Велика Новосілка | |
|---|---|
| Rural settlement | |
 Victory Day, 2020 in Velyka Novosilka | |
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  Velyka NovosilkaShow map of Donetsk Oblast Velyka NovosilkaShow map of Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 47°50′18″N 36°50′06″E / 47.83833°N 36.83500°E / 47.83833; 36.83500 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Volnovakha Raion |
| Hromada | Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1779 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.385 km (3.624 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5 235 |
| KATOTTH | UA14040010010027148 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | vnovoselke |
Velyka Novosilka (Ukrainian: Велика Новосілка; Russian: Великая Новосёлка, romanized: Velikaya Novosyolka) is a rural settlement in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It was the administrative centre of Velyka Novosilka Raion until its abolishment in 2020. Population: 5,235 (2022 estimate).
Geography
The village is located on the eastern, right bank of the Mokri Yaly River, a tributary of the Vovcha in the Dnieper basin, located 90 km from Donetsk and 45 km from the Roy railway station. It is connected by bus services to the cities of Donetsk, Dnipro, Mariupol, and Zaporizhzhia. Two territorial roads pass through the village - T0509 and T0518.
History
Foundation and early development
The settlement was known as Bolshoy Yanisol (Russian: Большой Янисо́ль; Urum: Салгир Йаны Сала, Salgir Yani Sala) before 1946.
Velyka Novosyolka was established in 1779 by Mariupol Greeks and Urums who had been displaced from Crimea. Their former settlement was located at the confluence of two Crimean villages, Bolshoy Yanisol (commonly known as Yanisol) and Salgir-Yenisal. Its founders also included residents from the villages of Ayan and Ozenbash. For many years, part of the new Bolshoy Yanisol was informally referred to as Ozenbash.
Under Catherine II’s charter, the settlers were allocated 30 dessiatinas (1 dessiatin ≈ 1.09 hectars) of land per person and were exempt from all duties for 10 years, as well as from conscription for 100 years.
Independent Ukraine and 21st century
Main article: 2024 Velyka Novosilka offensiveThe settlement again became a target of Russian forces along the cities of Kurakhove and Pokrovsk, as part of a broader offensive effort in Southern and Eastern Ukraine. After the fall of Vuhledar in October 2024, Russians swiftly advanced to the north, reaching the proximity of Velyka Novosilka and advancing on it from several axis. Russian forces pressed on and started storming the nearby village of Rozdolne on 23 November, with fortified Velyka Novosilka being stormed on 24 November.
Demographics
Language
The population in 2001 was 7,493, representing 91.1% of the 1989 figure. The demographic composition included 46% Ukrainians, 30% Greeks, 22% Russians, along with smaller numbers of Germans and Belarusians.
Distribution of population by native language according to Ukrainian 2001 Census:
| Language | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | 6041 | 81.80% |
| Ukrainian | 1261 | 17.08% |
| Greek | 63 | 0.85% |
| Armenian | 9 | 0.12% |
| Belarusian | 2 | 0.03% |
| German | 1 | 0.01% |
| Other/did not specify | 8 | 0.11% |
| Total | 7385 | 100% |
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Economy
Culture
The village features two general education schools, a gymnasium, a vocational lyceum, and four preschools. Additionally, it houses a children's music school, a central district hospital, a central polyclinic, a cinema, a district cultural and health center, a historical museum, a memorial museum, a stadium, and a youth sports school (CYSS). The local newspaper “Rural Land” is also published here.
Velyka Novosilka twice hosted the Mega-Yorti [uk] (International Festival of Greek Culture) named after Patricha Donat Konstantinovich [uk] in 1989 and 1993.
In 1997, the football club “Prometheus” was founded in Velyka Novosilka, which played in competitions at the district and regional levels. In 2016, the stadium Kolos stadium was reconstructed in the settlement.
Monuments
In honor of villagers who perished during the conflicts of 1918–1920 and World War II, seven memorials have been erected in the village. Within the territory of Velyka Novosyolka, there are two notable nature reserves: the Neskuchne Forest [uk], an entomological reserve known as a habitat for wild bees, and the Krasnaya Balka Severnaya botanical reserve [uk], home to approximately 200 species of vascular plants.
Notable people
- Baltadzhi Pavlo Mytrofanovych [uk] - rebel ataman participant in the Russian Civil War, member of the anarcho-Makhnovist movement
- Vladimir Takhtamyshev - (1890s–1935), Ukrainian Greek participant in the Russian Civil War, member of the member of the anarcho-Makhnovist movement
- Kasyanenko Volodymyr Hryhorovych [uk] - Ukrainian Soviet anatomist, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (USSR)
- Maltabar Leonid Markovich [uk] - Soviet scientist in the field of viticulture
- Moroz Raisa Vasylivna [uk] - Ukrainian public figure, translator, publicist, writer of memoirs, participant in the dissident movement in the USSR [uk]
- Multykh Heorhii Minovych [uk] - Soviet Ukrainian scientist-historian, teacher, laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology
- Taras Stepanenko - (born 1989) Ukrainian footballer, midfielder of FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- Mykola Shaparenko - (born 1998) is a Ukrainian footballer, midfielder of FC Dynamo Kyiv
- Demurenko Dmytro Serhiiovych [uk] - junior sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Zavara Oleksandr Vasylovych [uk] - Ukrainian writer, publicist, critic and musician
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Велика Новосілка". Енциклопедія Сучасної України (in Ukrainian). 2005. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- "Bol'shaya Yanisol' (Velikaya Novoselka) / Donets'ka Oblast'". GetAMap. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "About Velyka Novosilka". Velyka Novosilka City Administration.
- Méheut, Constant; Holder, Josh (31 October 2024). "Russia's Swift March Forward in Ukraine's East". The New York Times.
- "Russia intensifies activity east of Velyka Novosilka – DeepState on enemy objectives". TSN.ua. 21 November 2024.
- "DeepState: Last Ukrainian stronghold in southern Donbas faces heavy Russian assaults". Euromaidan Press. 24 November 2024.
- "Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast". DeepStateMap.Live. 25 November 2024.
- "The Russian Armed Forces unexpectedly launched an assault on another AFU 'fortress'. They reached it in 10 kilometres in a week - previously it took a year to reach the same distance. Battle map for 26 November". Meduza. 2024-11-26.
- "Cities & towns of Ukraine".
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- 17.01.1939
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- История городов и сёл Украинской ССР. 1976
- 17.01.1979
- 12.01.1989
- 05.12.2001
- "'Prometheus' (Velyka Novosilka): a club with modern infrastructure, famous local players and ambitious goals".
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