Shyroka Balka (Ukrainian: Широка Балка; Russian: Широкая Балка) is a settlementinHorlivka municipalityofDonetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 43.5 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.
Shyroka Balka
Широка Балка
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  Shyroka Balka Location of Shyroka Balka within Ukraine Show map of Donetsk Oblast Shyroka Balka Shyroka Balka (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′4″N 37°55′39″E / 48.30111°N 37.92750°E / 48.30111; 37.92750 | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Province | Donetsk Oblast |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 477 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code |
84619
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| Area code | +380 6242 |
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During the War in Donbass, in 2015, the settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.[2] In March 2023, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported Russian shelling in the settlement.[3]
| Districts of Horlivka: | Populated places: 1 — Hladosove 2 — Holmivskyi 3 — Zaitseve 4 — Mykhailivka 5 — Ozeryanivka 6 — Panteleymonivka 7 — Piatykhatky 8— Ryasne 9 — Stavky 10 — Fedorivka 11 — Shyroka Balka |
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]
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