Novoazovsk (, ; , ) is a border city on the south-eastern tip of Ukraine (near the border with Russia),Ukraine steps up security at Novoazovsk border check point , Interfax-Ukraine (17 March 2014) in Kalmiuske Raion, in Donetsk Oblast. Since 2014, it has been occupied by the Donetsk People's Republic and then Russia.
Novoazovsk and adjacent areas are the only places in Ukraine where the great black-headed gull (Larus ichthyaetus) lives.
Etymology 1849–1923 Novonikolayevska (Novomykolaivska) 1923–1959 Budyonivka (Budionnivka) 1959–present Novoazovsk
History It was administratively part of the Donets Governorate of Ukraine from 1920 to 1925.
Beginning in mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast; including Novoazovsk. Novoazovsk captured by Russian troops - Commander spetsroty, Ukrayinska Pravda (28 August 2014) In June 2014 Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the separatists. The situation around the town then became relatively quiet. On 25 August 2014, Ukraine claimed that Russian soldiers disguised as separatists had opened a new front in the War in Donbass with an offensive against Mariupol. Ukraine claimed it had blocked this offensive near Novoazovsk.Ukraine accuses Russia of opening new front before leaders' meeting, Reuters (25 August 2014) Fighting in the area continued on 26 August 2014.Ukraine crisis: Putin, Poroshenko meet in Minsk amid border violence, CBC News (26 August 2014) According to a Ukrainian Dnipro Battalion commander, Novoazovsk was overrun by Russian tanks and fell to the Russians on 27 August. This claim was confirmed by Ukrainian authorities the next day. On the other hand, separatist leaders on the same day claimed that the town was taken by separatist forces as part of an offensive against Mariupol.Ukraine Leader Accuses Russia as ‘15,000 Russian Soldiers Join Separatists', Newsweek (28 August 2014)
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Geography Climate The climate in Novoazovsk is a hot/warm summer subtype (Köppen: Dfa) of the humid continental climate.
Demographics As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, Novoazovsk had a population of 12,723 people. The majority of the population is ethnically Ukrainian, yet Russian is the most common language in the city. The exact ethnic and linguistic composition was as follows:
Currently, population of the city was estimated to inhabitants.
Notable people Boris Khreschatitsky (1881–1940), Russian general
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External links
м Новоазовськ, Донецька область, Новоазовський район (rada.gov.ua)