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Starobilsk

Coordinates: 49°16′39″N 38°55′27″E / 49.27750°N 38.92417°E / 49.27750; 38.92417
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Starobilsk
Старобільськ
Старобельск
Luhansk National University building in Starobilsk
Luhansk National University building in Starobilsk
Flag of Starobilsk
Coat of arms of Starobilsk
Starobilsk is located in Luhansk Oblast
Starobilsk
Starobilsk
Starobilsk is located in Ukraine
Starobilsk
Starobilsk
Coordinates: 49°16′39″N 38°55′27″E / 49.27750°N 38.92417°E / 49.27750; 38.92417
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
RaionStarobilsk Raion
First mentioned1686
City Status1938
Population
 (2022)
 • Total15,947
Area code(+380)
Vehicle registrationBB / 13
ControlRussia

Starobilsk (Ukrainian: Старобільськ; Russian: Старобельск) is a city in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Starobilsk Raion. In 2022, 15,947 people lived there.

Starobilsk was founded in 1686 and it was granted city status in 1938.

On 24 February 2022, Russian forces began an assault on Starobilsk, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On 6 March 2022, local people gathered and removed the flag of the so-called Luhansk People's Republic, burning it and singing the Ukrainian national anthem.

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