Verkhnioshyrokivske
Верхньошироківське | |
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.svg)  Verkhnioshyrokivske Location of Verkhnioshyrokivske within Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 47°14′07″N 37°51′42″E / 47.235278°N 37.861667°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kalmiuske Raion |
| Hromada | Novoazovsk urban hromada |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 262 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 87612 |
| Area code | +380 6296 |
Verkhnioshyrokivske (Ukrainian: Верхньошироківське), formerly Oktiabr (Ukrainian: Октябр), is a village in Kalmiuske Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 116 km SSE from the centre of Donetsk city, at 24 km SW from Novoazovsk.
The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbas, that started in 2014.[1] On 13 April 2018 the OSCE reported that 2 tanks of the pro-Russian forces had used cover of civilian homes in Verkhnioshyrokivske "endangering residents if tanks were targeted."[2]
- ^ "Новости дня: ДНР преподнесла Порошенко своё видение проведения выборов на Донбассе. Полный текст - 13.05.2015 сегодня". Dialog.ua. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "#OSCE Hug: Same military logic evident near gov-ctrl Anadol with 6 self-propelled howitzers in violation; and near non-gov-ctrl Verkhnioshyrokivske where 2 tanks – also in violation – used cover of civilian homes, endangering residents if tanks were targeted". OSCE via Twitter. Retrieved 13 April 2018.