Starolaspa

Starolaspa (Ukrainian: Староласпа; Russian: Староласпа; Urum: Эст’и Ласпи) is a village in Boykivske Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 67.7 km SSE from the centre of Donetsk city, on the right bank of the Kalmius river.

Starolaspa Староласпа
Village
Starolaspa Location of Starolaspa within Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°33′41″N 37°58′37″E
Country	Ukraine
Province	Donetsk Oblast
District	Boykivske Raion
Founded	1778
Elevation	97 m (318 ft)
Population  (2001 census)[1]
• Total	857
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	87111
Area code	+380 6279

During the War in Donbass, that started in 2014, the village was taken under control of pro-Russian forces.^[2][3]

Demographics

Sunset over Laspa

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

• Ukrainian 9.31%
• Russian 89.29%
• Greek 0.58%
• Gagauz 0.23%
• Armenian 0.12%