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Izvaryne Ізварине
Rural settlement
Izvaryne Location of Izvaryne Show map of Luhansk Oblast Izvaryne Izvaryne (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°17′15″N 39°53′35″E / 48.28750°N 39.89306°E / 48.28750; 39.89306
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Luhansk Oblast
Raion	Dovzhansk Raion
Hromada	Sorokyne urban hromada
Founded	1914
Government
• Mayor	Mykhailo Denikin
Area
• Total	7.82 km² (3.02 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	1,560
• Density	200/km² (520/sq mi)
Postal code	94445
Area code	+380 6435
Website	http://krasnodon.org.ua/

Izvaryne (Ukrainian: Ізварине; Russian: Изварино, romanized: Izvarino) is a rural settlement located on the E40 highway in Sorokyne urban hromada, Dovzhansk Raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. It is also an important road and railway crossing point on the Ukrainian side of the Russia–Ukraine border.^[1] There are facilities at the crossing for motorcars, lorries, and trains.

Izvaryne lies across from the Russian town of Donetsk in Rostov Oblast, not to be confused with the Ukrainian city of Donetsk.^[1] Population: 1,560 (2022 estimate)^[2], 1,692 (2013 est.)^[3].

The settlement came under the control of the Luhansk People's Republic in mid-2014. Following the 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Russia has claimed the settlement as part of their LPR / LNR.

History

The border post became part of protracted struggle between the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents affiliated with the Luhansk People's Republic during the rising unrest in Ukraine in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. Multiple attacks by the insurgents upon the post were repelled. Despite this, the Border Guard was overwhelmed by insurgents on 20 June 2014, and was forced to retreat into Russian territory, where many guardsmen were captured, and later returned to Ukraine.^[4]^[5]

By late June of 2014, the LPR had announced their complete control of the border post.^[6] The border point would reportedly be used by insurgents as a vital link to supplies and reinforcements from Russia.^[7]

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the population of the village was 2,091.^[8] 4.16% said that their native language was Ukrainian, whilst 94.88% said that it was Russian.