Paraskoviivka
Парасковіївка Парасковиевка, Параскавіеўка | |
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Village | |
   Panoramio in 2023, Railway station Stantsiia Shevchenko in Paraskoviivka in 2015 and Monument in Paraskoviivka | |
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  Paraskoviivka Location of Paraskoviivka within Donetsk Oblast .svg) Paraskoviivka Paraskoviivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′42″N 38°0′8″E / 48.66167°N 38.00222°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 2,810 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 84536 |
| Area code | +380 6274 |
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Paraskoviivka (Ukrainian: Парасковіївка; Russian: Парасковиевка, romanized: Paraskovievka) is a selo (village) in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. The settlement is north of the city of Bakhmut, south-west of Soledar, west of Krasna Hora, and east of Kramatorsk. It had a population of at least 2,810 people in January 2022.[citation needed]
Beginning on 15 January 2023, the city suffered a number of attacks and offensives around it, with attacks increasing in January 2023.[1] After attacks in the northern towns of the settlement increased and rising captures inside of Bakhmut, caused a two-week long battle in Paraskoviivka in late February 2023. The settlement was highly affected with several civilian casualties reported. On 18 February 2023 the Russian forces and PMC Wagner captured Paraskoviivka.[2]
- ^ "Ukraine: Military operations continue in southern and eastern regions as of Jan. 31 /update 205". Ukraine: Military operations continue in southern and eastern regions as of Jan. 31 /update 205 | Crisis24. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Russia Takes Full Control Of Paraskoviivka Village Near Bakhmut In DPR - Wagner Chief". UrduPoint. Retrieved 18 February 2023.