Petrovske | |
Native Name: | Petrovske |
Settlement Type: | City |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Name1: | Luhansk Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Rovenky Raion |
Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
Subdivision Name3: | Khrustalnyi urban hromada |
Coordinates: | 48.2833°N 91°W |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine#Ukraine Luhansk Oblast |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Population Total: | 12642 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | City status |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Dfb |
Petrovske (Ukrainian: Петровске, Russian: Петровское) or Petrovo-Krasnosillia (Ukrainian: Петрово-Красносілля) is a city in Khrustalnyi urban hromada, Rovenky Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine, currently occupied by Russia. It has a population of
In 1962, Petrovske was made subordinate to the municipality of Krasnyi Luch.[1] Petrovske was granted city status in 1963.[2]
In 2014, Petrovske was taken over by the proxy Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) during the war in Donbas,[3] and has since been under de facto Russian occupation.[4] In April 2015, Petrovske was the sight of intra-rebel infighting, with either LPR proxy forces or actual Russian special forces attempting to violently expel formerly allied Cossack separatists from the city.[5] In 2016, as part of decommunization in Ukraine, Petrovske was renamed to Petrovo-Krasnosillia by the Ukrainian government.[6] However, due to the occupation of the city by Russia, it is still often referred to by the communist-era name.[4] [7] In 2020, Ukraine enacted administrative reforms that officially designated the city as part of Khrustalnyi urban hromada, Rovenky Raion.[8] [9]
Petrovske has a factory that makes concrete products, along with other industrial enterprises.[2]
Petrovske's population has declined in recent years, from to 12,642 as of the most recent estimate in 2022.
According to native language data from the 2001 Ukrainian census, it is a predominantly Russian-speaking city (76.4%), with a significant Ukrainian-speaking minority (22.4%) as well as a much smaller Belarusian-speaking minority (0.1%).[10]