Novotoshkivske Новотошківське |
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Urban-type settlement | |
Location of Novotoshkivske within Ukraine | |
Coordinates: 48°43′31″N 38°37′57″E / 48.725278°N 38.6325°ECoordinates: 48°43′31″N 38°37′57″E / 48.725278°N 38.6325°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Luhansk Oblast |
District | Popasna Raion |
Status | 1972 |
Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
Population (01.01.2011) | |
• Total | 2,349 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Postal code | 93891 |
Area code | +380 6446 |
Novotoshkivske (Ukrainian: Новотошківське; Russian: Новотошковское) is an urban-type settlement in Popasna Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 52 km WNW from the centre of Luhansk city.
The War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties. One Ukrainian soldier was killed in a skirmish near the settlement in the course of an infiltration attempt through the demarcation line by pro-Russian forces supported by 120 mm mortar fire on 1 December 2016. One Ukrainian serviceman was killed by shelling on 26 January 2017. One Ukrainian soldier was killed in a clash on 15 July 2017.