Liubymivka, Rovenky Raion, Luhansk Oblast

Liubymivka (Ukrainian: Любимівка) or Dzerzhynskyi (Ukrainian: Дзержинський; Russian: Дзержинский) is a rural settlement in Rovenky urban hromada, Rovenky Raion of Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine. Its population is 8,578 (2022 estimate)^[2]

Liubymivka Любимівка
Rural settlement
Liubymivka Location of Dzerzhynskyi Show map of Luhansk Oblast Liubymivka Liubymivka (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°02′23″N 39°26′24″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Luhansk Oblast
Raion	Rovenky Raion
Hromada	Rovenky urban hromada
Elevation [1]	245 m (804 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	8,578
	[2]
Postal code	94789
Area code	+380 6433

History

It was originally known as Liubymivka, until 1926, when it was renamed Dzerzhynskyi by the Soviet government in honor of Bolshevik revolutionary Felix Dzerzhinsky.^[3]

During World War II, the town was occupied by Nazi Germany between July 1942 and February 1943.^[3]

In 2016, the settlement was renamed Liubymivka as part of decommunization in Ukraine.^[4]