Kurakhove
Курахове | |
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![]() Church in Kurakhove | |
Coordinates: 47°59′N 37°16′E / 47.983°N 37.267°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
Hromada | Kurakhove urban hromada |
Government | |
• Military administration head | Roman Padun[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 24 km2 (9 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 18,220 |
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Kurakhove (Ukrainian: Курахове, pronounced [kʊˈrɑxowe]; Russian: Курахово, romanized: Kurakhovo) is a city in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Population: 18,220 (2022 estimate);[2] 21,479 (2001). Kurakhove is home to the Kurakhove Power Station.
Ukrainian Kurakhove City Military Administration Head Roman Padun stated that Russian forces conducted strikes on Kurakhove (west of Donetsk City) with S-300 missiles and Uragan MLRS rockets on December 31.