Zaitseve, Bakhmut urban hromada, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Zaitseve (Ukrainian: Зайцеве; Russian: Зайцево) is a village in Bakhmut Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 60.3 kilometres (37.5 mi) northeast by north (NEbN) from of the centre of Donetsk city, about 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwards from the southern border of Bakhmut. It belongs to Bakhmut urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

Zaitseve Зайцеве
Village
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Coordinates: 48°31′36″N 38°4′1″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Bakhmut Raion
Hromada	Bakhmut urban hromada
Founded	1842
Elevation	191 m (627 ft)
Population  (2001 census)[1]
• Total	1,160
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	84570
Area code	+380 6274
KATOTTH	UA14020010080032808

History

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The settlement came under attack and was captured by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.^[2][3]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 1,160 inhabitants, whose native languages were 91.65% Ukrainian and 8.26% Russian.^[1]