Kramatorsk
Kramatorsk
Краматорськ | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 48°44′21″N 37°35′02″E / 48.73917°N 37.58389°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kramatorsk Raion |
| Hromada | Kramatorsk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1868 |
| City status since | 1932 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Oleksandr Honcharenko |
| Area | |
• Total | 117.1 km2 (45.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 147,145 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 84300-84390 |
| Area code | +380 626(4) |
| Website | krm |
Kramatorsk (Ukrainian: Краматорськ, pronounced [krɐmɐˈtɔrʲsʲk] ⓘ; Russian: Краматорск) is a city and the administrative centre of Kramatorsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast of the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Prior to 2020, Kramatorsk was a city of oblast significance. Since October 2014, Kramatorsk has been the provisional seat of Donetsk Oblast, following the events surrounding the war in Donbas. Its population is 147,145 (2022 estimate). It is an important industrial and mechanical engineering center in Ukraine. Kramatorsk is on the banks of the Kazennyi Torets, a right tributary of the Siverskyi Donets.
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kramatorsk has been hit by Russian shelling multiple times.