Starobilsk
| Starobilsk Старобільськ (Ukrainian) |
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Luhansk National University building in Starobilsk
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| Country |  Ukraine |
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| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast | ||
| First mentioned | 1686 | ||
| City Status | 1938 | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 18,297 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+380) | ||
| Vehicle registration | BB / 13 | ||
Starobilsk (Ukrainian: Старобільськ, Russian: Старобельск) is a city near Luhansk in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Starobilsk Raion. The settlement has been known since 1686. The city status was given in 1938. Population: 18,297 (2013 est.)[1].
During World War II, it was the site of a Soviet prison camp for Polish prisoners of war (POWs), especially officers. 48 of them died in the camp and were buried in Chmirov cemetery. A large number of the prisoners from the camp were killed during the Katyn massacre in the Kharkiv NKVD building, later buried in Pyatykhatky forest.
During the current War in Donbass many places in Luhansk Oblast were taken over by pro-Russian separatists; however Starobilsk remained under Ukrainian control.[2]
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Gallery
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Starobilsk in 1911
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Aidar River in Starobilsk
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Kolos Stadium
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Starobilsk Monastery
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Киса Воробьянинов в Старобельске.jpg
Park in Starobilsk
International relations
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Twin towns – Sister cities
Starobilsk is twinned with:
References
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- ↑ Aidar soldiers uneasy about future as orders come to leave base, Kyiv Post (9 July 2015)
Ukraine: Risking lives to restore power in front-line villages, ICRC (29 May 2015) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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