Bilytske

Bilytske (Ukrainian: Білицьке, pronounced [ˈbilɪtsʲke] ^ⓘ; Russian: Белицкое, romanized: Belitskoye) is a city in Dobropillia urban hromada, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 7,764 (2022 estimate).^[1]

Bilytske Білицьке
City
WW2 memorial in Bilytske
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Coordinates: 48°24′N 37°11′E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Pokrovsk Raion
Hromada	Dobropillia urban hromada
Population  (2022)
• Total	7,764

History

During the Second World War, from November 1941 to 1943, the settlement was occupied by Axis troops.

In December 1966, the urban-type settlement became a city.^[2][3][4]

In 1980s the basis of the economy was coal mining.^[4] In January 1989, the population of the city was 11.6 thousand people^[3]

In January 2013 the population was 8,691 people.^[5]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town had a population of 10,154 people. Over 70% of the population were Ukrainians, while 26% claimed to have an ethnic Russian background. Other sizable minorities are Belarusians and Tatars. The exact ethnic composition was as follows:^[6]

Ethnic groups in Bilytske percent Ukrainians   70.60% Russians   26.19% Belarusians   1.50% Tatars   0.39% Ukrainian Greeks   0.19% Moldovans   0.17% others   0.20%

In terms of languages, Bilytske has a slim Russophone majority, while a large minority speaks Ukrainian as their first language. The exact compistion was as follows:^[7][8]

Native languages in Bilytske percent Russian   55.7% Ukrainian   43.7% Belarusian   0.3% others   0.2%