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| Bakhmutka | |
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 Footbridge over the Bakhmutka at Siversk | |
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| Native name | Бахмутка (Ukrainian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Horlivka |
| • coordinates | 48°21′14″N 38°03′57″E / 48.35389°N 38.06583°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Siverskyi Donets |
• coordinates | 48°55′33″N 38°02′22″E / 48.92583°N 38.03944°E |
| Length | 86 kilometres (53 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,680 square kilometres (650 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Don |
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The Bakhmutka (Ukrainian: Бахмутка) is a river in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is a right tributary of the Siverskyi Donets.[1] It is also known as the Bakhmut (Ukrainian: Бахмут)[2][1] or the Bakhmutovka.[3][4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
esuwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Shvets, Drozd & Lebchenko (1957, p. 147)
- ^ Shao, Elena; Hernandez, Marco (9 March 2023). "Satellite images show widespread destruction after heavy fighting in Bakhmut". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
One image, taken on Monday by Maxar Technologies, shows that bridges across the Bakhmutovka River have been destroyed.
- ^ "At Ukraine front, embattled Bakhmut residents desperate for water". France 24. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
But when it became too dangerous to reach the well in their eastern neighbourhood, which has seen some of the worst fighting, they finally undertook the treacherous journey across the Bakhmutovka river to flee the besieged city.