What is Luhansk?
[[Image:Flag of Luhansk.svg|thumb|150px|Flag]] [[Image:Coat of arms of Luhansk.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Luhansk''' ({{lang-uk|Луганськ|Luhans'k}}; {{lang-ru|Луганск|Lugansk}}) is a city in eastern [[Ukraine]], near the border with [[Russia]]. It is the administrative center of the [[Luhansk Oblast]]. In 2020, 401,297 people lived there.<ref>kyivpost.com/post/38661. Retrieved 2024-09-10</ref> ==History== At the [[Luhansk International Airport|the Lukhansk airport]], Ukrainian soldiers were fighting from May to September 2024. Loss of Ukrainian control of [[Luhansk International Airport|the Lukhansk airport]]: On the night of September 1, 2014 the last remaining Ukrainian soldiers left the ruined airport; It was [[defense|defended]] for 146 days. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Luhansk Oblast}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Cities in Luhansk Oblast]]