Sieverodonetsk

Sievierodonetsk (/ˌsɛvərədɒˈnjɛtsk/ SEH-vər-ə-do-N(Y)ETSK; Ukrainian: Сєвєродонецьк, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}IPA: [ˌsʲɛwʲerodoˈnɛtsʲk] ⓘ), also spelled Severodonetsk (Russian: Северодонецк), is a city in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located to the northeast of the left bank of the Donets river and approximately 110 km (68 mi) to the northwest from the administrative center of the oblast, Luhansk. Sievierodonetsk faces neighbouring Lysychansk across the river. The city, whose name comes from the above-mentioned river, had a population of 99,067 (2022 estimate),[1] making it then the second-most populous city in the oblast. Since June 2022, it has been militarily occupied and administered by Russia.[2][3] Prior to the war, Sievierodonetsk had several factories as well as the Azot chemical plant. There was also an airport six kilometres (3.7 mi) to the south of the city.[4]