Dzerzhynskyi
Дзержи́нський | |
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Coordinates: 48°02′23″N 39°26′24″E / 48.03972°N 39.44000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Oblast | Luhansk |
Raion | Dovzhansk |
Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 8,578 |
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Postal code | 94789 |
Area code | +380 6433 |
Dzerzhynskyi (Ukrainian: Дзержинський; Russian: Дзержинский) or Liubymivka (Ukrainian: Любимівка) is an urban-type settlement in Dovzhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine. Population: 8,578 (2022 estimate)[2]
It was originally known as Liubymivka, until 1926, when it was renamed Dzerzhynskyi by the Soviet government in honor of Bolshevik revolutionary Felix Dzerzhinsky.[3]
During World War II, the town was occupied by Nazi Germany between July 1942 and February 1943.[3]
In 2016 the settlement was renamed Liubymivka as part of decommunization in Ukraine.[citation needed]