The settlement that developed around the plant was named Lugansk, deriving its name from the hydronym Lugan, which itself originates from the Russian word lug (meadow).

Dec 5, 2025 · Luhansk, city, eastern Ukraine. It lies along the Luhan (Lugan) River at the latter’s confluence with the Vilkhivka (Olkhovaya) River. The city dates from 1795, when a state iron …

It is not recommended to visit Lugansk because it is very unsafe, especially for foreigners. Citizens of Ukraine who remain in this territory have to leave the conflict zone to obtain official …

Jul 1, 2025 · Russia has taken full control of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, more than three years after President Vladimir Putin ordered thousands of troops into Ukraine in February …

Aug 10, 2025 · Electricity and water are in short supply, and foods prices are rising. As Moscow pressures people in occupied eastern Ukraine to take on Russian citizenship, people in the …

Luhansk, also known as Lugansk, is a city in the Donbas in eastern Ukraine. As of 2022, the population was estimated to be 397,677, making Luhansk the 12th-larg...

Since 2014 the street car service has been suspended due to cost. BIBLIOGRAPHY Istoriia mist i sil URSR: Luhans'ka oblast (Kyiv 1968) Sloniova, T., Shcherbyna, N. ‘Voroshylovhrad,’ …

Feb 25, 2022 · Luhansk, or Luganst as it is also known, is a city in Eastern Ukraine. It is considered the capital city of the self-proclaimed "Lugansk People's Republic."

Luhansk (Ukrainian: Луганськ) or Lugansk (Russian: Луганск) is the capital of Luhansk Oblast. All information given below dates from before fighting began in 2014.

Jul 1, 2025 · The Russian military has reportedly taken full control of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), local governor Leonid Pasechnik announced Monday during a live broadcast …