Vuhledar

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Vuhledar Вугледар (Ukrainian) Угледар (Russian)
City
The Pivdennodonbaska 1 coal mine
Flag Coat of arms
Vuhledar Vuhledar shown within Donetsk Show map of Donetsk Oblast Vuhledar Vuhledar shown within Ukraine Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°46′45″N 37°14′54″E / 47.77917°N 37.24833°E / 47.77917; 37.24833
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Volnovakha Raion
Hromada	Vuhledar urban hromada
Founded	1964
Area
• Total	5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	<100
	In January 2022, prior to the Russian invasion, it was 14,144.[2]
Postal code	85670-85671
Area code	+380-6273
Climate	Warm summer subtype
KOATUU	1414800000
Website	vugledar-rada.gov.ua

Vuhledar (Ukrainian: Вугледар, IPA: [wʊɦɫeˈdɑr] ^ⓘ; ‹See Tfd›Russian: Угледар, romanized: Ugledar, IPA: [ʊɡlʲɪˈdar]), is a city in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vuhledar urban hromada.^[3] At the beginning of 2022, its population was 14,144.^[2]

Vuhledar is a coal mining city in the cultural and economic Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, with its origins in the 1960s development of the coal industry in the region. It was planned to be a major economic center, but failed to meet expectations, and has remained a minor economic node in the 21st century.

For more than two years beginning in March 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Vuhledar was the site of fighting. The battle for the city almost completely destroyed and depopulated it, with reportedly less than 500 civilians remaining in the city in early 2023. Vuhledar was captured by Russian forces in October 2024.