Novodruzhesk (Ukrainian: Новодружеськ, Russian: Новодружеск) is a city in the Lysychansk urban hromada, Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine.
[1] Novodruzhesk originally established (in 1963) during Soviet-era of Ukraine, now is an urban settlement with a famous brewery plant.
The first mine builders lived in three wooden barracks, as well as in the surrounding villages.
By the end of the year, 12 more barracks for workers were built, construction of two-story residential buildings began, and a store and a canteen were put into operation.
Native languages and ethnic composition as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[3][4]