Proletarsk () is a town and the administrative center of Proletarsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Manych River, on the Rostov-on-Don–Baku railway.
It was formerly the Cossack stanitsa of Velikoknyazheskaya ().
History
Proletarsk is the site of a massive petroleum tank farm installation of the Russian Federal Agency for State Reserves, some 250 km from the Ukrainian border. On 18 August 2024, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was set ablaze by a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strike. As of 23 August 2024, the tank farm was still ablaze,Burning Oil Depot In Russia's Rostov Region Struck Again, Reports Say RFE/RL, August 23, 2024 while the Ukrainians aggravated it with another drone strike on that day.Another drone strikes oil depot in Rostov region that has been burning for almost a week RBC, MARIA KHOLINA, AUGUST 23, 2024 Local authorities declared a state of emergency.Fire crews continue to respond to major fire following drone strike in Proletarsk as of late August Crisis 24, 27 August 2024 On 2 September the fire was extinguished. The Telegram channel RostovGazeta reported that the fire at the Proletarsk oil depot precipitated a surge in the sale of oil storage and refining facilities in the region due to the threat of new attacks from Ukraine.Repeated Ukrainian drone strikes and ongoing blaze at Proletarsk oil depot spark crisis in Rostov region UA Wire, August 23, 2024 Six-day blaze expands in Rostov oil depot after reported follow-up Ukrainian drone strike Euromaidan Press, 23 August 2024
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Proletarsk serves as the administrative center of Proletarsky District.Law #340-ZS As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Proletarsky District as Proletarskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Proletarsky Municipal District.Law #183-ZS
Demographics The population of Proletarsk has slightly increased in the post-Soviet era:
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