Druzhba, Donetsk Oblast

Druzhba (Ukrainian: Дружба) is a rural settlement in Toretsk urban hromada, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine.^[1]

Druzhba Дружба
Rural-type settlement
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Coordinates: 48°24′36″N 37°54′37″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Bakhmut Raion
Hromada	Toretsk urban hromada
Elevation	217 m (712 ft)
Population
• Total	1,860
Area code	+380-6247

History

Russo-Ukrainian War

Russian invasion of Ukraine

On 21 July 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian shelling killed two children and injured a woman in the settlement.^[2]

As part of a renewed effort to capture Donetsk Oblast, the Russian Armed Forces gained a foothold within Druzhba as well as other satellite settlements of Toretsk and the Niu-York urban area, as geolocated footage by DeepState confirmed.^[3][4]

See also

• List of villages in Donetsk Oblast