Berezove, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Berezove (Ukrainian: Березове; Russian: Берёзовое) is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 36.00 kilometres (22.37 mi) southwest (SW) of the centre of Donetsk city. It belongs to Vuhledar urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

Berezove Березове
Village
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Coordinates: 47°46′24″N 37°34′53″E
Country	Ukraine
Province	Donetsk Oblast
District	Volnovakha Raion
Status	2011
Elevation	196 m (643 ft)
Population  (2001 census)[1]
• Total	575
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	85682
Area code	+380 6278

The War in Donbas, that started in mid-April 2014, brought both civilian and military casualties. In a clash between Ukrainian and pro-Russian troops, that took place near the village on 10 November 2014, three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and three others wounded.^[2] A 30-year-old female civilian was killed by explosion of a booby trap near the village on 8 September 2015.^[3] Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed near the village on 11 March 2017.^[4]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:^[1]

• Ukrainian 73.57%
• Russian 25.91%
• Greek 0.35%
• Belarusian 0.17%