Ulakly

Ulakly is a village in Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

History

Ulakly was founded by ethnic Greek migrants from a Crimean village, also called Ulakly. The village in Donetsk Oblast was named after the original Crimean village, as was common with Greek migrants to the Azov region. In 1892, it had a population of 309 people. In this era, it was also alternatively known as Dzhemrek or Zhemrek.
On 24 May 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ulakly was shelled by the Russian military. On 21 February 2025, Ulakly was captured by Russian forces.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 867 people. Their native languages were 71.86% Russian, 10.03% Greek, 2.08% Ukrainian, 0.46% Moldovan and 0.12% Belarusian.