Kruta Balka Крута Балка
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Coordinates: 48°8′36″N 37°49′32″E / 48.14333°N 37.82556°E / 48.14333; 37.82556
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Donetsk Raion
Elevation	209 m (686 ft)
Population  (2001 census)[1]
• Total	305
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	86005
Area code	+380 6236

Kruta Balka (Ukrainian: Крута Балка; Russian: Крутая Балка) is a settlement in Donetsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 17.2 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.

History

The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014.^[2][3] In March 2016, the settlement would be recaptured by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.^{[citation needed]}

In 2020, Kruta Balka was transferred from Yasynuvata Raion to newly-created Donetsk Raion as part of the reform of administrative districts in Ukraine. Until the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kruta Balka was the only locality of Donetsk Raion under control of the Ukrainian government.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:^[1]

• Ukrainian 9.51%
• Russian 90.49%