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Andriivka, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Andriivka () is a rural settlement in Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Since 2014, it has been under the control of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic. Population:

History

Andriivka was founded in 1789, and in 1918 the Bolsheviks took over the village and it became part of the Soviet Union. A branch of the Komsomol organization was founded a few years later in 1926. During World War II, 99 residents of the village fought in the war, of which 47 died.

The village hosts a branch of the Chystiakove vegetable and dairy farm, for which several residents received order and medals from the USSR in labour achievements.

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:

Monuments

There is a monument to the soldiers who died retaking the village from the Nazis during World War II, and another monuments to all local residents who fought in the war.

References