Bilohorivka, Luhansk Oblast

Bilohorivka (Ukrainian: Білогорівка, IPA: [b⁽ʲ⁾iɫoˈɦɔr⁽ʲ⁾iu̯kɐ]; Russian: Белогоровка) is a rural settlement in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine.

[3][4][5] On 20 May 2024, Russia's Ministry of Defence claimed that Russian forces had captured the village, which is disputed as Ukrainian troops still maintain a presence there.

[8] Starting in 1952, mining began, and the deposits became the main source of raw materials for the Lysychansk Soda Plant [uk].

In 1954, a cable car track was set up to connect the quarry and the soda plant, at a length of 16.5 kilometres (10.3 mi).

[10] In June 2020, Bilohorivka settlement council - which was then part of Popasna Raion - was assigned to Lysychansk urban hromada.

[13][14] On 12 May 2022, a Russian battalion tactical group attempted to establish pontoon bridges to cross the Siverskyi Donets River.

They were destroyed by Ukrainian forces, with great losses of life and equipment in the ensuing Battle of the Siverskyi Donets.

"[22] On 20 May 2024, Russian defense ministry claimed that it had taken control of the settlement as well as taken up better positions in the area; Ukraine's General Staff, in its late evening report on Facebook, said fighting was going on and around Bilohorivka.

Bilohorivka ruins after the battle during Russian invasion.
A chalk quarry in Bilohorivka