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Starobilsk
Старобільськ | |
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 Luhansk National University building in Starobilsk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Starobilsk .svg) Starobilsk | |
| Coordinates: 49°16′39″N 38°55′27″E / 49.27750°N 38.92417°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Starobilsk Raion |
| Hromada | Starobilsk urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 1686 |
| City Status | 1938 |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 15,947 |
| Area code | (+380) |
| Vehicle registration | BB / 13 |
| Control | Russia |
Starobilsk (Ukrainian: Старобільськ, lit. 'Old Bilsk'; Russian: Старобельск, romanized: Starobelsk) is a city in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Starobilsk Raion. The modern settlement was founded in 1686, and it was granted city status in 1938. The city has a population of 15,947 (2022 estimate).[1] As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it has been under Russian occupation since 2 March 2022.
- ^ 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.