Vuhledar

Vuhledar
Угледар
City

Vuhledar coal mine

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Vuhledar
Coordinates: 47°46′45″N 37°14′54″E / 47.77917°N 37.24833°E / 47.77917; 37.24833
Country  Ukraine
Oblast  Donetsk Oblast
Founded 1964
Population 15,357
Climate Dfb


Vuhledar (Ukrainian: Вугледар, Russian: Угледар) is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 15,357(2013 est.)[1]. In 2001, the population was 17,440.

Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[2][3] including Vuhledar.[4] On 12 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists.[4]

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Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[5]

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