Komsomolske, Donetsk Oblast

City in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

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City in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Kalmiuske (Komsomolske)

Ukrainian: Кальміуське

Russian: Кальмиусское (Комсомольское)

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Coordinates: 47°40′N 38°04′E﻿ / ﻿47.667°N 38.067°E﻿ / 47.667; 38.067
Country|  Ukraine
Oblast|  Donetsk Oblast
Raion| Kalmiuske Raion
Hromada| Kalmiuske urban hromada
Founded| 1933
Area

• Total| 119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Elevation

| 72 m (236 ft)
Population

(2022)

• Total| 11,422

Kalmiuske[a] or Komsomolske[b] is a city in Donetsk Oblast (province), Ukraine. It is located 42 kilometres (26 mi) southwest of Donetsk, the center of the oblast.[1] It has a population of 11,422 (2022 estimate).[2]

## History[edit]

### Soviet era[edit]

Kalmiuske was founded in 1933 as the village of Karakubbud[c] in connection with the construction of limestone mines nearby. In 1933–34, the first hundred thousand tons of limestone were obtained. By 1939, Karakubbud had a population of around 5,500 people. During World War II, Karakubbud was occupied by Nazi Germany from October 1941 to September 1943. The Nazis operated a prisoner of war camp near the outskirts of the village Chkalovske (which has since been absorbed into Kalmiuske as a district) where they killed about 6,600 people. Karakubbud was renamed Komsomolske in 1949, and was granted city status in 1956.[3]

In 1971, the population was 15,800 people, flux limestone was mined here. Also, food industry enterprises and an industrial technical school were here.[4]

By the time of the 1989 Soviet census, the population of the city was around 14,100 people.[3] The basis of the economy was limestone mining.[5]

### Late 20th century and early 21st century[edit]

In 1997, the vocational school No. 68 located in the city was merged with vocational school No. 79.[6] In 2001, the city had a population of 12,813 people.[3]

In January 2013, the population of Komsomolske was 11,763 people.[7]

Starting in mid-April 2014, pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast,[8] including Komsomolske. On 29 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the separatists.[9] However, after the separatist victory at the battle of Ilovaisk, the separatists loyal to the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), accompanied by the Russian military, entered Komsomolske.[10] On 31 August, Komsomolske was confirmed to have been fully recaptured by the separatists.[11] Reportedly, Arsen "Motorola" Pavlov personally hung up the flag of the Donetsk People's Republic all over the city, and Komsomolske became essentially a closed city. The Kharkiv Human Rights Group reported that the DPR authorities abused the "terrified" population, and arrested and tortured numerous people in the city for having pro-Ukrainian views.[10]

During the Minsk agreements of 2014–2015 that theoretically aimed to de-escalate the war, Komsomolske was designated as part of a zone in which "deployment of heavy armaments and military equipment" was banned.[12] In May 2016, the Verkhovna Rada renamed the city from Komsomolske to Kalmiuske after the Kalmius River flowing through the city under decommunization laws. However, the Ukrainian government does not control the city, and the new name is not recognized by the pro-Russian occupation authorities.[citation needed]

In mid-2017, there were a number of spurious arrests of people in the city by the separatists, intensifying the atmosphere of fear. Dozens have been convicted of "collaborating with the SBU" and sentenced to many years in the Izolyatsia prison as well as jails in Makiivka.[10] In late 2017, the separatists repeatedly violated the terms of the Minsk agreements banning the deployment of heavy equipment in Kalmiuske. On 8 September 2017, the OSCE mission in Ukraine reported "eight military-type armoured vehicles and almost 60 military-type trucks" had been deployed by rebels in the city,[1] and 10 October 2017, they reported the rebels had deployed four surface-to-air missile systems in Kalmiuske.[12]

In July 2020, as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine, Kalmiuske was made the nominal administrative center of Kalmiuske Raion. These new statuses are not recognized by the pro-Russian occupation authorities.[citation needed]

## Demographics[edit]

Population history

Year|  1939 |  1959 |  1979 |  1989 |  2001 |  2013 |  2022
Pop.| 5,500[3]| 15,400[3]| 14,700[3]| 14,100[3]| 12,813[3]| 11,763[7]| 11,422[2]
±%| — | +180.0%| −4.5%| −4.1%| −9.1%| −8.2%| −2.9%

## Sports[edit]

Metalurh Stadium

The city contains a sports stadium.

## Transport[edit]

Kalmiuske has a railway station.[4]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Ukrainian: Кальміуське; Russian: Кальмиусское
2. ^ Ukrainian: Комсомо́льське; Russian: Комсомольское
3. ^ Ukrainian: Каракуббуд; Russian: Каракубстрой, romanized: Karakubstroy

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 11 September 2017". www.osce.org. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
2. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h Коваленко, П. П. (2014-02-01). Комсомольське (in Ukrainian). Vol. 14\. Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.
4. ^ a b Комсомольское // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 12. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1973.
5. ^ Комсомольское // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1991. стр.615
6. ^ Постанова Кабінету міністрів України № 526 від 29 травня 1997 р. «Про вдосконалення мережі вищих та професійно-технічних навчальних закладів»
7. ^ a b "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
8. ^ Ragozin, Leonid (16 April 2014). "Vladimir Putin Is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". The New Republic.
9. ^ "Ukraine National Guard now controlling Komsomolske in Donetsk region". 29 August 2014.
10. ^ a b c "Russian-controlled Donbas militants torture Valery Matiushenko, tell his wife she'll be next". Human Rights in Ukraine. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
11. ^ Digital Journal, As Ukrainian troops retreat, separatists celebrate new offensive
12. ^ a b "Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 13 October 2017". www.osce.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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Administrative divisions of Donetsk Oblast

Administrative center: Donetsk

Raions|

* Bakhmut
* Donetsk
* Horlivka
* Kalmiuske
* Kramatorsk
* Mariupol
* Pokrovsk
* Volnovakha

Hromadas|

* Amvrosiivka
* Andriivka
* Avdiivka
* Bakhmut
* Bilozerske
* Boikivske
* Chasiv Yar
* Cherkaske
* Chystiakove
* Debaltseve
* Dobropillia
* Dokuchaievsk
* Donetsk
* Druzhkivka
* Horlivka
* Hrodivka
* Illinivka
* Ilovaisk
* Kalchyk
* Kalmiuske
* Khartsyzk
* Khliobodarivka
* Khrestivka
* Komar
* Kostiantynivka
* Kramatorsk
* Kryvorizhzhia
* Kurakhove
* Lyman
* Makiivka
* Manhush
* Marinka
* Mariupol
* Mykolaivka
* Myrne
* Myrnohrad
* Nikolske
* Novoazovsk
* Novodonetske
* Novohrodivka
* Ocheretyne
* Oleksandrivka
* Olhynka
* Pokrovsk
* Sartana
* Selydove
* Shakhove
* Shakhtarsk
* Siversk
* Sloviansk
* Snizhne
* Soledar
* Starobesheve
* Staromlynivka
* Sviatohirsk
* Svitlodarsk
* Toretsk
* Udachne
* Velyka Novosilka
* Volnovakha
* Vuhledar
* Vuhlehirsk
* Yasynuvata
* Yenakiieve
* Zhdanivka
* Zvanivka

Cities|

* Amvrosiivka
* Avdiivka
* Bakhmut
* Bilozerske
* Bilytske
* Bunhe
* Chasiv Yar
* Chystiakove
* Debaltseve
* Dobropillia
* Dokuchaievsk
* Donetsk
* Druzhkivka
* Hirnyk
* Horlivka
* Ilovaisk
* Khartsyzk
* Kirovske
* Komsomolske
* Kostiantynivka
* Kramatorsk
* Krasnohorivka
* Kurakhove
* Lyman
* Makiivka
* Marinka
* Mariupol
* Mospyne
* Mykolaivka
* Myrnohrad
* Novoazovsk
* Novohrodivka
* Pokrovsk
* Rodynske
* Selydove
* Shakhtarsk
* Siversk
* Sloviansk
* Snizhne
* Soledar
* Sviatohirsk
* Svitlodarsk
* Toretsk
* Ukrainsk
* Volnovakha
* Vuhledar
* Vuhlehirsk
* Yasynuvata
* Yenakiieve
* Zalizne
* Zhdanivka
* Zuhres

Urban-type settlements|

* Andriivka
* Andriivka
* Andriivka
* Bilenke
* Blahodatne
* Brazhyne
* Bulavynske
* Bylbasivka
* Cherkaske
* Donetske
* Donske
* Drobysheve
* Druzhne
* Hirne
* Hirnytske
* Holmivskyi
* Horbachevo-Mykhaylivka
* Hostre
* Hrafske
* Hrodivka
* Hruzko-Lomivka
* Huselske
* Illinka
* Keramik
* Kolosnykove
* Komyshivka
* Komyshuvakha
* Kontarne
* Korsun
* Krasna Hora
* Krasnotorka
* Krynychna
* Kurakhivka
* Kurdiumivka
* Kuteinykove
* Laryne
* Lisne
* Luhanske
* Lymanchuk
* Lypske
* Maiak
* Malotaranivka
* Manhush
* Mezhove
* Moskovske
* Mykolaivka
* Myrne
* Myronivskyi
* Nelipivka
* New York
* Novoamvrosiivske
* Novodonetske
* Novoekonomichne
* Novohryhorivka
* Novomykolaivka
* Novoselivka
* Novotroitske
* Novyi Svit
* Nykyforove
* Nyzhnia Krynka
* Ocheretyne
* Oleksandrivka
* Oleksandrivka
* Oleksandrivka
* Oleksandrivske
* Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka
* Olenivka
* Olenivka
* Olhynka
* Olkhovatka
* Panteleymonivka
* Pelahiivka
* Pervomaiske
* Pervomaiskyi
* Petrivka
* Pivdenne
* Pivnichne
* Pobieda
* Pokrovka
* Proletarske
* Pryberezhne
* Raihorodok
* Raiske
* Rozsypne
* Sartana
* Shcherbynivka
* Serdyte
* Shabelkivka
* Shakhtne
* Shevchenko
* Shyroke
* Siedove
* Sieverne
* Sofiivka, Horlivka Raion
* Sofiivka, Kramatorsk Raion
* Starobesheve
* Staromykhailivka
* Staryi Krym
* Stizhkivske
* Sverdlove
* Sviatohorivka
* Talakivka
* Telmanove
* Troitsko-Khartsyzsk
* Tsukuryne
* Udachne
* Velyka Novosilka
* Velyke Orikhove
* Verkhnotoretske
* Vilkhivka
* Vodianske
* Voikove
* Voikovskyi
* Volodarske
* Volodymyrivka
* Vuhliar
* Vyshneve
* Vysoke
* Yalta
* Yampil
* Yarova
* Yasna Poliana
* Yasnohirka
* Yasynivka
* Zaitseve
* Zalisne
* Zarichne
* Zemlianky
* Zhelanne
* Zuivka

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War in Donbas (2014–2022)

* Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War
* Followed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

General
topics|

* Aircraft losses
* Humanitarian situation
* International reactions
* Sanctions
* Sanctioned people
* OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
* Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine
* Civil volunteer movement
* Little green men
* Anti-terrorist Operation Zone
* Civil–military administrations

Timeline|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

Battles|

* Battle of Artemivsk
* Siege of Sloviansk
* Battle of Kramatorsk
* Battle of Mariupol
* Battles of Sievierodonetsk
* Battle of Karlivka
* 1st Battle of Donetsk Airport
* Siege of the Luhansk Border Base
* Battle of Krasnyi Lyman
* Zelenopillia rocket attack
* Battle in Shakhtarsk Raion
* Battle of Horlivka
* Battle of Ilovaisk
* Novosvitlivka refugee convoy attack
* Battle of Novoazovsk
* Mariupol offensive
* 2nd Battle of Donetsk Airport
* Battle of Debaltseve
* Shyrokyne standoff
* Battle of Marinka
* Battle of Svitlodarsk
* Battle of Avdiivka (2017)

Other
events|

* Donbas status referendums
* Ukrainian Air Force Il-76 shootdown
* Shelling of Donetsk, Russia
* 2014 Russian cross-border shelling of Ukraine
* MH17 shoot-down
* reactions
* UNSC Resolution 2166
* NATO summit in Wales
* Minsk Protocol
* Donbas general elections
* 2014 G20 Brisbane summit
* Volnovakha bus attack
* Mariupol rocket attack
* Kramatorsk rocket attack
* Minsk II ceasefire agreement
* Kharkiv bombing
* Assassination of Alexander Zakharchenko
* Donbas general elections
* No to capitulation!
* Stanytsia Luhanska kindergarten bombing

Self-proclaimed
states|

* Donetsk People's Republic (April 2014 – September 2022)
* Luhansk People's Republic (April 2014 – September 2022)
* Novorossiya (May 2014 – May 2015)
* International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic

(Pro-)
Russian|

| Organizations|

* Russian Armed Forces
* Wagner Group
* Separatist forces
* List of equipment
* Army of the South-East
* Russian Orthodox Army
* Vostok Battalion
* Kalmius Brigade
* Sparta Battalion
* Somalia Battalion
* Prizrak Brigade
* Political parties and movements
* Donetsk Republic
* New Russia Party
* Communist Party of DPR
* Peace to Luhanshchina
* Borotba
* Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
* Ukrainian Choice
* The Other Russia of E. V. Limonov
* Eurasian Youth Union
* Night Wolves
* Don Cossacks
* Internet Research Agency
* Russian Imperial Movement

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Lead figures|

* Russian
* Vladimir Putin
* Dmitry Medvedev
* Vladislav Surkov
* Sergei Shoigu
* Crimean
* Sergey Aksyonov
* Vladimir Konstantinov
* Natalia Poklonskaya
* Donetsk
* Vladimir Antyufeyev
* Eduard Basurin
* Fyodor Berezin
* Igor Bezler
* Alexander Borodai
* Mikhail Chumachenko
* Igor Girkin
* Pavel Gubarev
* Ekaterina Gubareva
* Igor Khakimzyanov
* Alexander Khodakovsky
* Vladimir Kononov
* Arsen Pavlov†
* Vyacheslav Ponomarev
* Andrei Purgin
* Denis Pushilin
* Mikhail Tolstykh†
* Alexander Zakharchenko†
* Sergei Zhurikov
* Luhansk
* Alexander Bednov†
* Valery Bolotov†
* Aleksey Karyakin
* Aleksandr Kharitonov
* Arsen Klinchaev
* Sergey Kozlov
* Aleksey Mozgovoy†
* Leonid Pasechnik
* Igor Plotnitsky
* Gennadiy Tsypkalov†
* Kharkiv
* Yevhen Zhylin†
* Others
* Aleksandr Dugin
* Nelya Shtepa
* Oleg Tsaryov

Ukrainian|

| Organizations|

* Government of Ukraine
* 1st Yatsenyuk
* 2nd Yatsenyuk
* Groysman
* Ministry of Internal Affairs
* National Guard
* Azov
* Donbas
* Patrol Police
* Dnipro-1
* Armed Forces of Ukraine
* Ukrainian Ground Forces
* Territorial defense battalions
* Aidar
* Dnipro-2
* Kryvbas
* Rukh Oporu
* Ukrainian Air Force
* Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
* Security Service of Ukraine
* Alpha Group
* Euromaidan Press
* State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
* Volunteer battalions
* Right Sector

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Lead figures|

* Petro Poroshenko
* Oleksandr Turchynov
* Arseniy Yatsenyuk
* Volodymyr Groysman
* Andriy Parubiy
* Arsen Avakov
* Vitali Klitschko
* Oleh Tyahnybok
* Yuriy Lutsenko
* Valentyn Nalyvaichenko
* Valeriy Heletey
* Stepan Poltorak
* Mykhailo Koval
* Mykhailo Kutsyn
* Oleh Makhnitskyi
* Viktor Muzhenko
* Vitaly Yarema
* Oleh Liashko
* Dmytro Yarosh
* Rinat Akhmetov
* Ihor Kolomoyskyi
* Serhiy Taruta
* Ihor Baluta
* Semen Semenchenko
* Hennadiy Moskal
* Nadiya Savchenko
* George Tuka
* Pavlo Zhebrivskyi

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