Pervomaiske Первомайське
Urban-type settlement
Pervomaiske Location of Pervomaiske within Ukraine Show map of Donetsk Oblast Pervomaiske Pervomaiske (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°05′47.7″N 37°35′35.9″E / 48.096583°N 37.593306°E / 48.096583; 37.593306
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Pokrovsk Raion
Elevation	169 m (554 ft)
Population
• Total	2,208

Pervomaiske (Ukrainian: Первомайське) is a village located in the suburbs of Donetsk, in the Pokrovsk Raion of the Donetsk Oblast. The population is 2,208.^[1] The governing body is the Pervomaiske Silska Rada.^[2]

Geography

Pervomaiske is geographically located in the historical and economic Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. The village is located east of Karlivka, north of Nevelske, south of Tonenke and north-west of Pisky.^{[citation needed]}

The elevation is 169 meters.^[3]

History

The village was founded in the second half of the XIX century.^{[citation needed]}

During the war in Donbas, in 2014, the village was close to the center of fighting at the Donetsk Sergey International Airport. It was shelled multiple times by Donetsk People's Republic militants near Pisky and Spartak.^[4][5] On March 25, 2015, unknown persons toppled a monument to Vladimir Lenin in the village. Until 2020, Pervomaiske was located in the Yasynuvata Raion. After its liquidation, it was moved to the Pokrovsk Raion.^{[citation needed]}

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there has been fighting around Pervomaiske and Vodyane. The village is strategically located near Avdiivka and Pisky. Capturing Pervomaiske would result in further encirclement of Avdiivka by Russian forces.^{[citation needed]}

Population

According to the 2001 census, the population of the village was 2208 people, of which 33.42% indicated their mother tongue Ukrainian, 65.81% Russian, 0.32% Armenian, 0.05% Belarusian and Bulgarian.^[6]