Druzhkivka (Ukrainian: Дружківка, pronounced [drʊʒˈk⁽ʲ⁾iu̯kɐ] ⓘ; Russian: Дружковка, romanized: Druzhkovka) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was previously a city of regional significance before the status was abolished.

Druzhkivka, city, eastern Ukraine, at the confluence of the Kryvyy Torets and Kazenny Torets rivers. Druzhkivka, which before the Russian Revolution of 1917 was a small metallurgical centre, later developed an important machine-works as well as a metalworking industry.

Druzhkivka urban hromada (Ukrainian: Дружківська міська громада) is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Druzhkivka. [1] It has an area of 289.3 square kilometres (111.7 sq mi) and a population of 66,823, as of 2020. [2]

Apr 13, 2024 · Russian threats to Druzhkivka and Kostyantynivka are very operationally significant since these “fortress” cities help form the backbone of the Ukrainian defense in Donetsk Oblast and of eastern Ukraine in general.

Jan 4, 2023 · An ice rink frequented by children in the eastern Ukrainian city of Druzhkivka was destroyed this week, with officials and the nation's hockey team pinning the blame on a Russian attack.

3 days ago · DRUZHKIVKA, Donetsk Oblast — A loud explosion goes off, followed by a second. People begin to run in different directions. Despite the chaos, taxi driver Serhiy Pohrebnyakov sits calmly behind the wheel, waiting for customers. Pohrebnyakov’s wife and daughter fled Druzhkivka after the start of the full-scale invasion, leaving him

About Druzhkivka. Situated in the Donetsk region of Eastern Ukraine where much of the front-line fighting has occurred; more than half of the city’s original 65,000 residents have fled. However, many other internally displaced people from surrounding areas have relocated there. High-priority needs: housing, trauma care, employment, education

Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka (Ukrainian: Олексієво-Дружківка) is an rural settlement in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Population: 6,924 (2022 estimate). [2] Until 18 July 2020, Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka was located in Druzhkivka Municipality. The municipality was abolished that day as part of the administrative ...

1 day ago · As a result of an airstrike on Druzhkivka in Donetsk region, a residential building was destroyed, two civilians were killed, the State Emergency Service said. "The number of people killed as a result of the airstrike on Druzhkivka has increased to two. While clearing the rubble of a residential building, rescuers found body fragments, which ...

1 day ago · The death toll from a Russian air strike on Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, on the night of 5 February has risen to two. This was reported by the State Emergency Service, Censor.NET reports.. It is noted that during the dismantling of the rubble of a residential building, rescuers found body fragments, which were handed over to the National Police for further identification.