Kypuche
Kypuche or Artemivsk is a city in Alchevsk urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. Population:
It is situated in the historical and economic Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
The city has been under the control of Russia and its proxy, the Luhansk People's Republic, since early 2014.
History
The city was founded as Katerynivka in 1910 or 1911, in connection with the construction of nearby coal mines. Coal mining began in 1913. During the times of the Soviet Union, it was renamed Artemivsk after the Bolshevik figure Comrade Artyom, and assigned to Perevalsk Raion. In 1938, Artemivsk received urban-type settlement status.During World War II, Artemivsk was occupied by Nazi Germany beginning on July 12, 1942. Nine residents of the town were tortured by the occupiers, and another 177 were Deportation of [Soviet citizens for forced labour to Germany|deported for forced labor to Germany] The Nazis "methodically destroyed" the town's infrastructure, burning down buildings and flooding mines. The town was eventually liberated on September 2, 1943 by the 315th [Rifle Division (Soviet Union)|315th Rifle Division] of the Red Army, and was rebuilt.
In 1964, Artemivsk received city status.
Ukraine became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991. The city has been under de-facto Russian control since the spring of 2014 as part of the Luhansk People's Republic.
On May 12, 2016, Ukraine's national parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, restored the name of Kypuche as part of the country's decommunization process. In 2020, the Ukrainian government abolished Perevalsk Raion, and transferred Kypuche to the newly created Alchevsk Raion.
In September 2022, Russia declared the annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts|annexation] of Luhansk Oblast along with three other Ukrainian regions.
Demographics
In 2000, Artemivsk had a population of 10,500 people. It is a multiethnic city, with populations of Ukrainians, Russians, Belarusians, Tajiks, Armenians, Poles, and Jews, among other groups, living in it. The exact composition was as follows:Notable people
- Lidiya Ponomarenko, Ukrainian historian
- Volodymyr Shcherban, Ukrainian politician