Rubizhne

Rubizhne
Рубіжне
City
Flag of Rubizhne
Coat of arms of Rubizhne
Rubizhne is located in Luhansk Oblast
Rubizhne
Rubizhne
Location of Rubizhne in the Luhansk Oblast
Rubizhne is located in Ukraine
Rubizhne
Rubizhne
Location of Rubizhne in Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°00′36″N 38°22′17″E / 49.01000°N 38.37139°E / 49.01000; 38.37139
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
RaionSievierodonetsk Raion
HromadaRubizhne urban hromada
Founded1896
City status1934
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total55,247
ClimateDfb
Map
Railway station

Rubizhne (Ukrainian: Рубіжне, IPA: [rʊˈb⁽ʲ⁾iʒne] ; Russian: Рубежное, romanizedRubezhnoye, IPA: [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.

In 2014, 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 Ukrainian forces. From early 2022 it has been under Russian control following their victory in the Battle of Rubizhne. Russia claimed Rubizhne as part of their Luhansk People's Republic since its annexation of the region in September 2022.

The city had an estimated population of 56,247,[1] as of January 2022, its current population is unknown.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.