Horlovka

Horlivka (UK: /ˈhɔːrljuːkə/ HOR-lew-kə,[2] US: /ˈhɔːrlɪfkə/ HOR-lif-kə;[3] Ukrainian: Го́рлівка [ˈɦɔrl⁽ʲ⁾iu̯kɐ]), also known by its Russian name Gorlovka[4] or Gorlowka[5] (Russian: Горловка [ˈɡorləfkə]), is a city of regional significance in the Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. In 2001, the city's population was 292,000, and it was estimated as 241,106 (2021 est.)[6] Economic activity is predominantly coal mining and the chemical industry. The Horlivka State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages has a two building campus in the city centre.

The city was severely damaged during the War in Donbas and has since been mainly under control of pro-Russian forces.[7] Suburbs of Horlivka stayed under Ukrainian army control