Kozhevnia

Kozhevnia Кожевня
Kozhevnia Location in Ukraine
Kozhevnia Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°52′46″N 38°55′38″E / 47.87944°N 38.92722°ECoordinates: 47°52′46″N 38°55′38″E / 47.87944°N 38.92722°E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Population (2001 census)
• Total	42
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	86262
Area code(s)	+380 6255

Kozhevnia (Ukrainian: Кожевня) is a rural settlement in Shakhtarsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is part of Dmytrivka rural council and as of 2016 was still on file at Verkhovna Rada.^[1] As of 2001 it had a population of 42 people.^[2]

On 25 January 2016 Aleksandr Zakharchenko acknowledged that militants of the Donetsk People's Republic destroyed the settlement back in 2014.^[3][4][5]

Demographics

The 2001 census indicated a population of 42 people, categorized according to preferred mother tongue as 90% Ukrainian speaking and 7% Russian speaking.^[6] Most people living in the village identify as Ukrainian.

References

1. Kozhevnia at Verkhovna Rada website
2. Зарощенское (in Russian). Donpatriot.ru. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
3. Shamanska, Anna (27 January 2016). "Separatist Leader Admits To Razing Ukrainian Village, Hails 'Good' Soviet Ideology". Radio Free Europe.
4. Zakharchenko admitted that his militants destroyed the village. Ukrayinska Pravda. 25 January 2016
5. Om TV
6. "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область (у % до загальної чисельності населення) - 014 ШАХТАРСЬКИЙ РАЙОН, Рік , Вказали у якості рідної мову". Retrieved 2014-07-18.