Shyroka Balka

Place in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Shyroka Balka Широка Балка
48°18′4″N 37°55′39″E / 48.30111°N 37.92750°E / 48.30111; 37.92750
Country	Ukraine
Province	Donetsk Oblast
Elevation	134 m (440 ft)
Population (2001 census)^[1]
• Total	477
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	84619
Area code	+380 6242

Shyroka Balka (Ukrainian: Широка Балка; Russian: Широкая Балка) is a settlement in Horlivka municipality of Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 43.5 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.

During the War in Donbass, in 2015, the settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.^[2] In March 2023, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported Russian shelling in the settlement.^[3]

Demographics

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

Ukrainian: 71.28%
Russian: 28.51%
Belarusian: 0.21%

References

^ ^a ^b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
^ "Новости дня: ДНР преподнесла Порошенко своё видение проведения выборов на Донбассе. Полный текст - 13.05.2015 сегодня". Dialog.ua. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Zaliznyanske, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Kurdumivka, Klischiyivka, Shyroka Balka, Ozaryanivka, Druzhba, Hryhorivka, Mayorsk and New York of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast - Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com". Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.