Brianka

Brianka
Брянка
Maryin cliff in Brianka
Maryin cliff in Brianka
Flag of Brianka
Coat of arms of Brianka
Brianka is located in Luhansk Oblast
Brianka
Brianka
Brianka is located in Ukraine
Brianka
Brianka
Coordinates: 48°30′48″N 38°38′35″E / 48.51333°N 38.64306°E / 48.51333; 38.64306
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
RaionAlchevsk Raion
HromadaKadiivka urban hromada
Founded1696
City status since1962
Government
 • BodyBryankivska City Council (Ukrainian: Брянківська міська рада)
Area
 • Total
635 km2 (245 sq mi)
Elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
44,760
DemonymBryankivska
ClimateDfb
WebsiteBryankovsky city council[dead link]
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Brianka (Ukrainian: Брянка) is a city in Kadiivka urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion (district), Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine. It is located in the Donbas region, between the cities of Kadiivka and Alchevsk. Brianka is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. The population: 44,760 (2022 estimate),[1] 47,512 (2013 est.).[2]

Since 2014, Bryanka has been under the control of the Russian-backed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR/LNR). [3] In 2022, Russia declared its annexation of the region.

  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.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республ ике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.