Perevalsk

Perevalsk (Ukrainian: Перевальськ; Russian: Перевальск) is a city in the southwestern part of the Luhansk Oblast (province) of Ukraine, Donbas. Population: 24,817 (2022 estimate), 25,941(2013 est.).

Perevalsk
Перевальськ
Perevalsk City Hall
Perevalsk
Perevalsk
Coordinates: 48°26′N 38°49′E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
RaionPerevalsk Raion
Founded1902
City status1964
Area
30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
259 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2022)
24,817
ClimateDfb

Perevalsk borders immediately on the larger town of Alchevsk which in 1961–1991 also was named after the Paris Commune as Kommunarsk.

Perevalsk has been occupied by Russia and its proxy the Luhansk People's Republic since 2014.

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