Zholobok, Luhansk Oblast

Zholobok (Ukrainian: Жолобок; Russian: Желобок) is a village in Sievierodonetsk Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 40.0 km WNW from the centre of Luhansk.

Zholobok Жолобок
Village
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Coordinates: 48.712778°N 38.699444°E / 48.712778; 38.699444
Country	Ukraine
Province	Luhansk Oblast
District	Sievierodonetsk Raion
Founded	1867
Area
• Total	0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Elevation	179 m (587 ft)
Population  (2001 census)
• Total	153
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	93890
Area code	+380 6473

The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014.^[1][2]

Demographics

In 2001 the settlement had 153 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:^[3]

• Ukrainian — 89.54%
• Russian — 9.8%
• Other languages — 0.66%