Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast

Hrabove
Грабове
Грабово
Village
Coordinates: 48°08′45″N 38°38′53″E / 48.14583°N 38.64806°E / 48.14583; 38.64806
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
Raion Horlivka Raion
Area
 • Total100 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,000
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Area code+380 6255

Hrabove (Ukrainian: Грабове; Russian: Грабово) is a village in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine.

History

The village was founded in 1787 on the left bank of the Mius River.

Since April 2014, the village has been at the epicenter of the actions of the DPR.

On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down and crashed into a field near Hrabove. All 298 people on board died. The flight was meant to go from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]

Population

According to the 2001 census, 1,000 people were living there.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Malaysia Airlines plane crashes on Ukraine–Russia border". The Daily Telegraph. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.

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