Sakhanka

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Sakhanka is a small village in eastern Ukraine. It is located in Novoazovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, about 126 kilometers south of Donetsk city, and its southeast edge is near the Sea of Azov. The village sits at 46 meters above sea level. In 2001, 1,086 people lived there. The postal code is 87651 and the area code is +380 6296. Coordinates are approximately 47.129°N, 37.855°E.

In Ukrainian it is Саханка; in Russian it is also Саханка. During the War in Donbas, pro-Russian forces took control of the settlement. In August 2021, it was one of the sites of the Sakhanka and Uzhivka killings.

Demographics (2001 census): Ukrainian 58.28%; Russian 41.54%; Armenian 0.09%; Greek 0.09%.