Spartak, Donetsk Oblast

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Spartak (Ukrainian: Спартак; Russian: Спартак) is a village in Yasynuvata urban hromada, Donetsk Raion (district in Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine, at about 20 km NNW from the centre of Donetsk city. Spartak borders from south-west with the Donetsk airfield.

Spartak Спартак
Village
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Coordinates: 48°5′2″N 37°46′3″E
Country	Ukraine (de jure)  Russia (de facto)
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Donetsk Raion
Hromada	Yasynuvata urban hromada
Founded	1922
Area
• Total	15.24 km2 (5.88 sq mi)
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population  (2001 census)[1]
• Total	1,956
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	86080
Area code	+380 6236

From 1986 until 2003 the village was connected to the city Avdiivka by a tram line.^[2]

The War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties.^[3] Since then, the Spartak has been under the occupation of the Russian Donetsk People's Republic.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 1,956 inhabitants. Their native languages were 22.80% Ukrainian, 76.64% Russian, 0.31% Belarusian, 0.05% Bulgarian, and 0.15% Armenian.^[1]