Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
| Vovche Вовче | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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| Coordinates: 48°14′06″N 37°29′22″E / 48.235°N 37.489444°E / 48.235; 37.489444 | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Hrodivka settlement hromada |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 95 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85351 |
| Area code | +380 623 |
Vovche (Ukrainian: Вовче; Russian: Волчье) is a village in Hrodivka settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, located 33.39 kilometres (20.75 mi) northwest (NW) from the centre of Donetsk city.
Geography
The village lies on the banks of the Vovcha river.
History
Russian invasion
The settlement came under attack of Russian forces during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in July 2024. The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that Russian Forces have seized the settlement by 29 July 2024.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 129 inhabitants, whose native languages were 83.50% Ukrainian and 16.50% Russian.
References
- ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- Grace Mappes; Nicole Wolkov; Christina Harward; Davit Gasparyan; Karolina Hird; Frederick W. Kagan (29 July 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 29, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that elements of the Russian Central Grouping of Forces have seized Vovche, which is consistent with ISW's control of terrain assessment in this area.
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