Brianka
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Since 2014, Bryanka has been under the control of the Russian-backed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR/LNR). [1] In 2022, Russia declared its annexation of the region.
History
The settlement traces its history to small settlements of Zaporizhian Cossacks, Script error: No such module "Lang"., that appeared in place of future Brianka in 1696.
The settlement developed further into a miners' settlement around the local Brianka Quarry since the end of 19th century. After the World War II, in 1944–1962 it was a suburb of neighboring city of Kadiivka. Brianka became a city in its own right in 1962.[2] A local newspaper has been published in the city since April 1965.[3]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine reports have emerged about Russian soldiers who refused to continue fighting being held captive in the city.[4]
Demographics
Population
As of 2021,[5] the population is 44,987 people.<graph>{ "version": 2, "width": 400, "height": 200, "data": [ { "name": "table", "values": [ { "x": 1959, "y": 7600 }, { "x": 1989, "y": 64800 }, { "x": 1991, "y": 64000 }, { "x": 2017, "y": 46040 }, { "x": 2021, "y": 44987 } ] } ], "scales": [ { "name": "x", "type": "ordinal", "range": "width", "zero": false, "domain": { "data": "table", "field": "x" } }, { "name": "y", "type": "linear", "range": "height", "nice": true, "domain": { "data": "table", "field": "y" } } ], "axes": [ { "type": "x", "scale": "x" }, { "type": "y", "scale": "y" } ], "marks": [ { "type": "rect", "from": { "data": "table" }, "properties": { "enter": { "x": { "scale": "x", "field": "x" }, "y": { "scale": "y", "field": "y" }, "y2": { "scale": "y", "value": 0 }, "fill": { "value": "steelblue" }, "width": { "scale": "x", "band": "true", "offset": -1 } } } } ] }</graph>
Ethnicity
As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:
- Ukrainians: 54.9%
- Russians: 42.7%
- Belarusians: 0.8%
Language
As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:
- Russian: 87.01%
- Ukrainian: 12.65%
- Belarusian: 0.09%
Notable people
- Heorhiy Sudakov (born 2002), Ukrainian footballer, currently plays for Shakhtar Donetsk, with also obtaining the call up to the Ukrainian national team.
- Kostyantyn Morozov (born 1944), Ukrainian politician, who served as the first Ministry of Defence of Ukraine after the country regained independence and a key figure in establishing in Ukraine's policy of seeking to join NATO
References
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- ↑ № 2901. «Труд горняка» // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.381
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