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A topographic map of the oblast. Luhansk Oblast is in far eastern Ukraine. Its north–south length is 250 km, and east–west width 190 km. It covers an area of 26,700 km 2, 4.42% of the total area of Ukraine. The oblast has the longest segment of Ukraine's international border with Russia among other regions ( see State Border of Ukraine ...
- 3 June 1938
- Artem Lysohor
Luhansk has both the highest and lowest temperature recorded in Ukraine. A record high of 42.0 °C (107.6 °F) was recorded on 12 August 2010, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Ukraine. [25] [26] A record low of −41.9 °C (−43.4 °F) was recorded on 8 January 1935.
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- 105 m (344 ft)
- Ukraine
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The Luhansk People's Republic or Lugansk People's Republic (Russian: Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика, romanized: Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika, IPA: [lʊˈɡanskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə]; abbreviated as LPR or LNR, Russian: ЛНР) is an internationally unrecognised republic of Russia in the occupied parts of eastern Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast ...
- 30 September 2022
- Luhansk
- 27 April 2014
- People's Council
Ukraine War: Veterans prepare for battle in occupied Luhansk. 6 April 2022. By Jonathan Beale,BBC News, Luhansk Oblast. Reuters. The sound of Russian artillery grew louder as we drove to a ...
The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the name Voroshilovgrad Oblast until 1958 and again from 1970 to 1991. It has a population of 2,102,921. Luhansk Oblast, also referred to as Luhanshchyna (Луганщина), is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine.
Feb 22, 2022 · To understand why Luhansk and Donetsk are playing such a central role in the conflict's most recent escalation, it's worth going back to the popular uprising that kicked off the current unrest in ...
Mar 1, 2022 · Later in 2014, pro-Russian separatists backed by Russian troops and military hardware captured parts of eastern Ukraine, setting up two rebel republics — in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions ...
