Vesele, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Coordinates: 48°44′46″N 38°9′7″E / 48.74611°N 38.15194°E

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Vesele Веселе
Village
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Coordinates: 48°44′46″N 38°9′7″E / 48.74611°N 38.15194°E / 48.74611; 38.15194
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Bakhmut Raion
Hromada	Soledar urban hromada
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population
• Total	102
Area code	+380-6274

Vesele (Ukrainian: Веселе) is a village located in Bakhmut Raion of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Bakhmut.^[1]

History

Russo-Ukrainian War

Russian invasion of Ukraine

On 8 September 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that the Ukrainian military engaged in operations near the village.^[1] On 18 January 2024, the Russian defence ministry claimed Russian troops captured Vesele after a local offensive. The ministry's claims could not be independently verified at the time.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Stepanenko, Kateryna; Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Kagan, Frederick W. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 8, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
^ "Russian military says it took control of village in eastern Ukraine". Reuters. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ "Russia Claims Capture of Small Village in Eastern Ukraine". Kyiv Post. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ AFP, Staff Writer With (2024-01-18). "Russia Says Captured Small Village of Vesele in East Ukraine". The Defense Post. Retrieved 2024-01-19.

v t e Bakhmut Raion
Administrative center: Bakhmut
Cities	Bakhmut Chasiv Yar Siversk Soledar Svitlodarsk Toretsk Zalizne	Coat of arms of Bakhmut Raion
Rural settlements	Dolomitne Khromove Krasna Hora Krymske Kurdiumivka Luhanske Myronivskyi Nahirne Nelipivka New York Novoluhanske Opytne Petrivka Pidhorodne Pivdenne Pivnichne Shcherbynivka Shumy Sukha Balka Spirne Travneve Vyimka Zaitseve Zelenopillia
Villages	Andriivka Bakhmutske Berestove Berkhivka Bilohorivka Blahodatne Bohdanivka Dronivka Dubovo-Vasylivka Fedorivka Hladosove Ivanhrad Ivanivske Klishchiivka Klynove Kodema Krasnopolivka Lozove Lypove Midna Ruda Minkivka Mykolaivka Nova Kamianka Nyzhnie Lozove Orikhovo-Vasylivka Paraskoviivka Pokrovske Pryvillia Rozdolivka Sakko i Vantsetti Serebrianka Striapivka Trypillia Vasiukivka Verkhniokamianske Vershyna Vesela Dolyna Vesele Vidrodzhennia Volodymyrivka Yahidne Yakovlivka Zaitseve Zaliznianske Zvanivka
Hromadas	Bakhmut Chasiv Yar Siversk Soledar Svitlodarsk Toretsk Zvanivka

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History

Russo-Ukrainian War

Russian invasion of Ukraine

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References