Bazhane

Bazhane, formerly known as Novozhelanne, is a village in Novohrodivka urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located northwest by north from the centre of Donetsk city.

History

Russian invasion of Ukraine

In August 2024, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was captured by Russian Forces.
In 2024 the Verkhovna Rada renamed the village as a part of the derussification campaign.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 274 inhabitants, whose native languages were 87.59% Ukrainian and 12.41% Russian.