Kirovsk, Luhansk Oblast

Holubivka
Голубівка
Small park
Holubivka
Holubivka
Coordinates: 48°38′15″N 38°38′36″E / 48.63750°N 38.64333°E / 48.63750; 38.64333
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
RaionAlchevsk Raion
HromadaKadiivka urban hromada
Founded1764
City status1962
Area
  Total
3,496 km2 (1,350 sq mi)
Elevation
189 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
26,654
ClimateDfb

Kirovsk (Ukrainian: Кіровськ; Russian: Кировск) or Holubivka (Ukrainian: Голубівка; Russian: Голубовка, romanized: Golubovka) is a city in Kadiivka urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion (district), Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine. It is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: 26,654 (2022 estimate); 28,529(2013 est.). It has been occupied by Russia and its proxy the Luhansk People's Republic since 2014.