Rubizhne (Rubizhans’ka Mis’krada)
Rubizhne (Рубі́жне, ; Рубе́жное) is a city located in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Situated on the left bank of the Donets river near the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, Rubizhne was founded in 1895 and incorporated as a city in 1934.
In 2014, Rubizhne at the start of the War in Donbas, Rubizhne was contested between Ukrainian and pro-Russian separatist forces. From mid-2014 until early 2022 the city was under control of the Ukrainian armed forces. From early 2022 it has been under the de facto control of Russia as a result of the Battle of Rubizhne. The population of Rubizhne in 2022 was Prior to 2020, it was a city of oblast significance.
The city started growing from a railway station built in 1904. A local newspaper is published in the city since March 1931.
During World War II, in 1942–1943, the German occupiers operated a Nazi prison in the town.
At the outbreak of the War in Donbas in mid-April 2014, pro-Russian forces captured several towns in Luhansk Oblast, including Rubizhne. On 21 July 2014, Ukrainian forces secured the city from the militants.
In 2014, Rubizhne at the start of the War in Donbas, Rubizhne was contested between Ukrainian and pro-Russian separatist forces. From mid-2014 until early 2022 the city was under control of the Ukrainian armed forces. From early 2022 it has been under the de facto control of Russia as a result of the Battle of Rubizhne. The population of Rubizhne in 2022 was Prior to 2020, it was a city of oblast significance.
The city started growing from a railway station built in 1904. A local newspaper is published in the city since March 1931.
During World War II, in 1942–1943, the German occupiers operated a Nazi prison in the town.
At the outbreak of the War in Donbas in mid-April 2014, pro-Russian forces captured several towns in Luhansk Oblast, including Rubizhne. On 21 July 2014, Ukrainian forces secured the city from the militants.
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During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional powers and was ultimately destroyed by the Mongol invasions of the 13th century. The area was then contested, divided, and ruled by a variety of external powers for the next 600 years, including the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Austrian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Tsardom of Russia. The Cossack Hetmanate emerged in central Ukraine in the 17th century, but was partitioned between Russia and Poland, and ultimately absorbed by the Russian Empire. Ukrainian nationalism developed, and following the Russian Revolution in 1917, the short-lived Ukrainian People's Republic was formed. The Bolsheviks consolidated control over much of the former empire and established the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, which became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union when it was formed in 1922. In the early 1930s, millions of Ukrainians died in the Holodomor, a man-made famine. During World War II, Ukraine was devastated by the German occupation.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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UAH | Ukrainian hryvnia | â‚´ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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HU | Hungarian language |
PL | Polish language |
RU | Russian language |
UK | Ukrainian language |