Azov, Donetsk Oblast
Azov
Азов | |
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Location of Azov in Donetsk Oblast Location of Azov in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 47°09′21″N 37°51′41″E / 47.155833°N 37.861389°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
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| Control | Donetsk PR |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 209 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 87651 |
| Area code | +380 6296 |
Azov (Russian and Ukrainian: Азов), previously known as Dzerzhynske (Ukrainian: Дзержинське), is a village in Novoazovsk Raion of Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, The village is located 124 km SSE of Donetsk city center.
Azov was captured by Donetsk People's Republic forces during the war in Donbas.
In 2016, the Ukrainian parliament approved renaming the village to Azov as part of decommunization. However, since the separatists with actual control of the village do not recognize this name change, this renaming has not yet gone into effect.