Balka Zhuravka

Balka Zhuravka is a village in Krasnorichenske settlement hromada, Svatove Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located northwest from the centre of Luhansk city.

Geography

On the southwestern outskirts of the village, the Zhuravka Balka River flows into the Zherebets River. The absolute height is 75 metres above sea level.

History

Date of foundation — 1720.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The village was initially captured by Russian forces in March 2022 during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and was recaptured by Ukraine in October 2022 during the immediate aftermath of the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive. Over the course of Russian offensives along the Svatove-Kreminna front, it was again captured by Russian forces in October 2024.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 729 inhabitants, whose native languages were 96.70% Ukrainian and 3.16% Russian.