Pivnichne (Ukrainian: Північне; Russian: Пивничное), formerly Kirove (Ukrainian: Кірове; Russian: Кирово), is a rural settlement in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine.

[2] The settlement began in the late 18th century around the coal mining industry in the region, which was then part of the Russian Empire.

[1] During World War II, 186 people from Kirove died on the front.

[1] In 2016, Kirove was renamed to Pivnichne, conforming to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.

[citation needed] On June 22, 2024, the Russian Armed Forces gained a foothold within the settlement amid a renewed campaign to capture Donetsk Oblast,[4] along advances to other satellite settlements of the Toretsk urban hromada, as geolocated footage by DeepState confirmed.