Shchastia
Shchastia
Щастя | |
|---|---|
Shchastia | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′00″N 39°14′00″E / 48.7333°N 39.2333°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Shchastia Raion |
| Hromada | Shchastia urban hromada |
| Founded | 1754 |
| City Status | 1963 |
| Control | Russia |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 11,411 |
| Area code | (+380) |
| Vehicle registration | BB / 13 |
| Climate | Dfa |
Shchastia (Ukrainian: Щастя, pronounced [ˈʃtʃɑsʲtʲɐ] ⓘ, lit. 'Happiness'; Russian: Счастье, romanized: Schastye) is a city, the former de jure administrative center of Shchastia Raion in the Luhansk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its population was reported as 11,411 (2022 estimate).
The Luhansk power station, a large power plant built in the 1950s, is located north of Shchastia. The town of Shchastia is situated on the Donets river. During the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, the city became a key site of fighting, but remained under government control until the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. After declaring its annexation of the region in 2022, Russia has claimed the city.