KhersonKherson (Ukrainian and Херсон, xerˈsɔn; xjɪrˈson) is a port city in Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast. Located by the Black Sea and on the Dnieper River, Kherson is the home to a major ship-building industry and is a regional economic centre. It has a population of From March to November 2022, the city was occupied by Russian forces during their invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces recaptured the city on 11 November 2022. In June 2023, the city was flooded following the destruction of the nearby Kakhovka Dam.
SievierodonetskSievierodonetsk (ˌsɛvərədɒˈnjɛtsk ; Сєвєродонецьк, ˌsjɛwjerodoˈnɛtsjk), also spelled Severodonetsk (Северодонецк), is a city in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located to the northeast of the left bank of the Donets river and approximately to the northwest from the administrative center of the oblast, Luhansk. Sievierodonetsk faces neighbouring Lysychansk across the river. The city, whose name comes from the above-mentioned river, had a population of making it then the second-most populous city in the oblast.
LysychanskLysychansk (ˌlɪsɪˈtʃænsk ; Лисича́нськ, lɪsɪˈtʃɑnjsjk; Lisichansk ljɪsjɪˈtɕansk), is a city in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located on the high right bank of the Donets River, approximately from the administrative center of the oblast, Luhansk. It faces Sievierodonetsk across the river. Its population before the Russian invasion of Ukraine was approximately Prior to Ukrainian 2020 municipal classification reforms, Lysychansk was incorporated as a city of oblast significance.
MakiivkaMakiivka (, mɐˈkijiu̯kɐ); formerly Dmytriivsk (Дмитріївськ) until 1931, is an industrial city in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, located east from Donetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. The two cities are practically a conurbation. It has a population of It hosts the administration of Makiivka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Makiivka is a leading metallurgical and coal-mining centre of the Donets Basin, with heavy industry and coking plants supporting the local steel and coal industries.
HorlivkaHorlivka (UKˈhɔːljuːkə , USˈhɔrlɪfkə ; Го́рлівка, ɣorʎiu̯ka), also known as Gorlovka (Горловка, ˈɡorləfkə), is a city and the nominal administrative center of Horlivka Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Its population is Economic activity is predominantly coal mining and the chemical industry. The Horlivka Institute for Foreign Languages has a two-building campus in the city centre. The city was severely damaged during the Battle of Horlivka in 2014 as part of the war in Donbas, and again during the eastern Ukraine campaign of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
KramatorskKramatorsk (Краматорськ, krɐmɐˈtɔrjsjk; Краматорск) is a city and the administrative centre of Kramatorsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Prior to 2020, Kramatorsk was a city of oblast significance. Since October 2014, Kramatorsk has been the provisional seat of Donetsk Oblast, following the events surrounding the war in Donbas. Its population is It is an important industrial and mechanical engineering centre in Ukraine. Kramatorsk is on the banks of the Kazennyi Torets River which is a right tributary of the Siverskyi Donets.
Elections in UkraineElections in Ukraine are held to choose the president (head of state), Verkhovna Rada (legislature), and local governments. Referendums may be held on special occasions. Ukraine has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which often not a single party has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Imperative mandate (Ukraine) Elections in Ukraine are held to choose the President (head of state) and Verkhovna Rada (legislature).
RubizhneRubizhne (Рубі́жне, rʊˈb(j)iʒne; Rubezhnoye, rʊˈbjeʐnəjə) is a city in Luhansk Oblast, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Situated on the left bank of the Donets River near the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk. Prior to 2020, it was a city of oblast significance, before the designation was abolished. The city had an estimated population of as of January 2022. In 2014, at the start of the war in Donbas, Rubizhne was contested between Ukrainian and pro-Russian separatist forces.
