Zaliznianske


Zaliznianske is a village located in Bakhmut Raion of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located north of Bakhmut. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, 2 people lived in the village, both of whom spoke Ukrainian.

History

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, claimed his forces had captured the village for Russia in March 2023 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 16 July 2023, report that Ukrainian forces had liberated the village during the broader Ukrainian counteroffensive was unconfirmed.