Kruta Balka, Donetsk Oblast

Rural settlement in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Kruta Balka

Крута Балка

Rural settlement

Kruta Balka

Location of Kruta Balka within Ukraine

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Kruta Balka

Kruta Balka (Ukraine)

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Coordinates: 48°8′36″N 37°49′32″E﻿ / ﻿48.14333°N 37.82556°E﻿ / 48.14333; 37.82556
Country|  Ukraine
Oblast|  Donetsk Oblast
Raion| Donetsk Raion
Hromada| Yasynuvata urban hromada
Elevation

| 209 m (686 ft)
Population

(2001 census)[1]

• Total| 305
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

86005

Area code| +380 6236

Kruta Balka (Ukrainian: Крута Балка; Russian: Крутая Балка) is a rural settlement in Donetsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 17.2 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.

## History

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The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces (the DNR) during the War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014.[2][3] Since then, the settlement was located in a gray area, with both sides claiming it as theirs, until in March 2016 the Armed Forces of Ukraine reportedly moved in to retake the village. Due to shelling on 6 April 2016, the water pumping station in the "gray-zone" between the villages of Vasylivka and Kruta Balka in South Donbas was de-energized, cutting off the water supply to over 50 settlements.[4] By early-December 2016, according to one source, the insurgents reported in social media that the village might have been retaken by the Ukrainian army and that they were unable to confirm that it was under their control. During a clash on 28 December, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed.[5] BBC's Ukrainian Service, however, still reported Kruta Balka as controlled by separatists in May 2017.[6]

In 2020, Kruta Balka was transferred from Yasynuvata Raion to newly created Donetsk Raion as part of the reform of administrative districts in Ukraine.

During the Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 10 January 2022 two Ukrainian servicemen - Lieutenant Illya Suprun and PFC Vitaliy Petrenko - were killed by an unknown explosive device.[7] Until the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kruta Balka was the only locality of Donetsk Raion under at least partial control of the Ukrainian government.

## Demographics

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

* Ukrainian 9.51%
* Russian 90.49%

## References

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1. ^ a b "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
2. ^ "Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 19 October 2016". OSCE. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
3. ^ "Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 27 April 2018". Kyiv: OSCE. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
4. ^ Через обстріл на Донеччині 50 населених пунктів залишилися без води [Due to the shelling in Donetsk region, 50 settlements were left without water]. ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Ukrinform. 6 April 2021. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021. "У Донецькій області внаслідок обстрілу знеструмлена насосна станція першого підйому Південно-донбаського водогону. Постачання води споживачам припинене. Як передає Укрінформ, про це увечері 6 квітня повідомили в комунальному підприємстві 'Компанія 'Вода Донбасу'. Повідомляється, що від цієї насосної станції вода постачається майже до 50 населених пунктів регіону, на чотири фільтрувальні станції ... [Translated: In the Donetsk region, as a result of the shelling, the pumping station of the first rise of the South Donbas water supply system was de-energized. Water supply to consumers has been suspended. According to Ukrinform, this was announced in the evening of April 6 at the utility company 'Water of Donbass'. It is reported that from this pumping station water is supplied to almost 50 settlements of the region, to four filtering stations ...]"
5. ^ "Крута Балка: У штабі АТО розповіли, як ЗСУ продовжують відрізати Донецьк від Горлівки (карта)" [Kruta Balka: the ATO HQ reported how the AFU continue to cut off Donetsk from Horlivka (map)]. Патріоти України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 February 2024. "Проте, досі офіційно невідомо, які сили контролюють даний населений пункт. У зведеннях бойовиків Крута Балка досі фігурує як їхнє селище. Але ще на початку грудня в соцмережах терористи не могли остаточно підтвердити, що селище досі контролюється ними і писали про його можливий перехід під контроль ЗСУ. Останнє бойове зіткнення свідчить про те, що наші сили взяли під контроль селище." [However, it is still not officially known which forces control this settlement. Kruta Balka is still listed as their village in the reports of militants. But even at the beginning of December, the terrorists could not finally confirm on social networks that the village is still under their control and wrote about its possible transfer under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The latest combat clash shows that our forces have taken control of the village.]
6. ^ "У селі Крута Балка через обстріл постраждали цивільні". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
7. ^ "У Дніпрі попрощалися із загиблим в зоні ООС земляком" [In Dnipro, farewell for a local killed in the Joint Forces Operation]. www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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