Country Ukraine First mentioned 1686 Area code(s) (+380) Area 13.32 km² Local time Sunday 1:21 PM | Oblast Luhansk Oblast City Status 1938 Vehicle registration BB / 13 Population 18,297 (2013) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 47% Humidity | ||
Starobilsk (Ukrainian: Старобільськ, Russian: Старобельск) is a city near Luhansk in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Starobilsk Raion. The settlement has been known since 1686. The city status was given in 1938. Population: 18,297 (2013 est.).
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Map of Starobil's'k, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
During World War II, it was the site of a Soviet prison camp for Polish prisoners of war (POWs), especially officers. 48 of them died in the camp and were buried in Chmirov cemetery. A large number of the prisoners from the camp were killed during the Katyn massacre in the Kharkiv NKVD building, later buried in Pyatykhatky forest.
During the current War in Donbass many places in Luhansk Oblast were taken over by pro-Russian separatists; however Starobilsk remained under Ukrainian control.
Twin towns – Sister cities
Starobilsk is twinned with: