Hirske

Hirske (Ukrainian: Гірське, Russian: Горское) is a city in Popasna Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 10,131 (2013 est.)^[1].

Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;^[2][3] including Hirske.^[4] On 13 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists.^[5] However, on 1 September 2014 it was recaptured again.

On 7 October 2014, to facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast, the Verkhovna Rada made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. In particular, the towns of Hirske and Zolote and the urban-type settlements of Nyzhnie and Toshkivka were transferred from Pervomaisk Municipality to Popasna Raion.^[6]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:^[7]

• Ukrainian 53.2%
• Russian 41.6%
• Belarusian 0.5%
• Moldavian 0.1%

References

Administrative divisions of Luhansk Oblast
Administrative center: Luhansk
Raions	Antratsyt Bilokurakyne Bilovodsk Krasnodon Kreminna Lutuhyne Markivka Milove Novoaidar Novopskov Perevalsk Popasna Slovianoserbsk Stanytsia-Luhanska Starobilsk Svatove Sverdlovsk Troitske
Cities	Regional Alchevsk Antratsyt Brianka Kirovsk Krasnyi Luch Sorokine Luhansk Lysychansk Pervomaisk Rovenky Rubizhne Sievierodonetsk Stakhanov Sverdlovsk District Almazna Artemivsk Chervonopartyzansk Hirske Irmino Kreminna Lutuhyne Miusynsk Molodohvardiysk Novodruzhesk Oleksandrivsk Perevalsk Petrovske Popasna Pryvillia Shchastya Starobilsk Sukhodilsk Svatove Vakhrusheve Zolote Zorynsk Zymohiria
Urban-type settlements Category:Luhansk Oblast

Coordinates: 48°45′7″N 38°29′42″E / 48.75194°N 38.49500°E / 48.75194; 38.49500