Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast

Hrabove (Ukrainian: Грабове; Russian: Грабово, Grabovo, also spelled Grabove) is a village in Shakhtarsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine.[1] Its population was 1,000 as of the 2001 Ukrainian census. It is known for being the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down by separatist forces supported by Russia and crashed in the south of the village.[1]

Hrabove
Грабове
Village
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°08′45″N 38°38′54″E
Country Ukraine
ProvinceDonetsk Oblast
DistrictShakhtarsk Raion
Government
 • Village HeadVolodymyr Berezhnyi[1]
Area
 • Total8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Elevation
[2][3]
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2001 census)
 • Total1,000
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
86234
Area code+380 6255
Websitew1.c1.rada.gov.ua

Hrabove is located beside the Mius River, some ten kilometers north-east of Shakhtarsk, and on the border between the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblast.

History

The village was founded in the late fifteenth century[4] on the left bank of Mius River; it was repositioned to its present site in 1787.

A stone church, the Holy Trinity Church, was built in 1803. Its basic form survives to this day, though it was substantially rebuilt in 1903.

Hrabove became part of the Free Territory in February 1918[4] under the revolutionary leader Nestor Makhno.

In 1942, the area fell under German occupation.

The village came to international attention as it became the site of much of the debris from the destruction of the aircraft for Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down in the region on 17 July 2014, killing all 298 on board.[5] At the time, Hrabove was in the conflict zone of the War in Donbas, in an area controlled by separatists.

Politics and national identities

Since 2010 the head of the village council has been Volodymyr Berezhnyi (born 1955).

The 2001 census indicated a population of 1,000 people, categorized according to preferred mother tongue as 77.5% Ukrainian speaking and 22.0% Russian speaking, with a handful of Belarusian speakers.[6] Most people living in the village identify as Ukrainian.

References
  1. "Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast, Shakhtarsk Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. "Hrabove (Donetsk region)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  3. Погода в селі Горбів (in Ukrainian).
  4. История городов и сел Украинской ССР: Донецкая область. — Ин.-т истории АН УССР-К.: Глав.ред. Украинской Сов. Энциклопедии. стр. 745
  5. "Malaysia Airlines plane crashes on Ukraine–Russia border". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область (у % до загальної чисельності населення) - 014 ШАХТАРСЬКИЙ РАЙОН, Рік , Вказали у якості рідної мову". Retrieved 18 July 2014.
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