Luhansk Oblast is the easternmost oblast, or province, of Ukraine, lying entirely within the Donbas region. Its administrative center is the city of Luhansk, which is also its most populous city. The oblast was established in 1938 and was named Voroshilovgrad Oblast until 1958 and again from 1970 to 1991. It covers 26,700 square kilometres, about 4.4 percent of the area of Ukraine, and has the longest stretch of Ukraine's border with Russia of any region, 746 kilometres. The Siversky Donets river runs west to east through the oblast and divides it roughly in half, and the Donetsk Ridge rises in the south. Before the Russian invasion of 2022 its population was estimated at 2,102,921. Since 2014 large parts of the oblast have been held by Russian-backed separatists, and in 2022 Russia declared an annexation that remains internationally unrecognized, so Ukraine's de jure position and the de facto Russian control differ.
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Before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, its population was estimated at 2,102,921.
Geography, area
It covers an area of 26,700 km2, 4.42% of the total area of Ukraine.
Lead, founding
The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the name Voroshilovgrad Oblast until 1958 and again from 1970 to 1991.
Part Of: Ukraine, Lead
Luhansk Oblast (Ukrainian: Луганська область, romanized: Luhanska oblast; Russian: Луганская область, romanized: Luganskaya oblast), also referred to as Luhanshchyna (Луганщина), is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine.
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Luhansk Oblast (Ukrainian: Луганська область, romanized: Luhanska oblast; Russian: Луганская область, romanized: Luganskaya oblast), also referred to as Luhanshchyna (Луганщина), is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine.
In Group: Oblasts (World), Lead, division type
Luhansk Oblast (Ukrainian: Луганська область, romanized: Luhanska oblast; Russian: Луганская область, romanized: Luganskaya oblast), also referred to as Luhanshchyna (Луганщина), is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine.
Capital Of: Luhansk, Lead, capital
Its administrative center is the city of Luhansk.
Largest City Of: Luhansk, Geography, largest city
As a result of the war in Donbas, Luhansk insurgents control the southern third of the oblast, which includes the city of Luhansk, the region's most populous city and the capital of the oblast.
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Luhansk served as the administrative center of Luhansk Oblast, before pro-Russian separatists seized control of the city in 2014
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