Artemivsk

English

Alternative forms

• Artemovsk
• Artyomovsk

Etymology

From Ukrainian Арте́мівськ (Artémivsʹk).

Proper noun

Artemivsk

1. Former name of Bakhmut.
   • 2013, Andrew Evans, Massimiliano Di Pasquale, “Donbas”, in Ukraine: The Bradt Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guides)‎^[1], 4th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, Travel: Ukraine/Europe, page 392:

     The salt mines near the village of Soledar, 13km from Artemivsk, are a real Donbas gem, and are comparable to Poland’s famous Wieliczka mine, Soledar actually translates as 'salt gift', and hosts one of the biggest salt beds in the world. […]
     To get to Soledar from Donetsk catch one of the frequent trains to Artemivsk, then take a taxi or a marshrutka from the local bus station (approximately 30 minutes).

   • 2015 February 3, Andrew E. Kramer, “Dispatch From Debaltseve: Reporter’s Notebook”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-07-01, Story Behind the Story‎^[3]:

     Reporters covering this part of eastern Ukraine are based now in Artemivsk, a town of salt miners at the terminus of this dangerous, 31-mile stretch of highway into Debaltseve. A pizzeria became crowded with print journalists, European television crews and freelance photographers.
     I spent two days reporting in Artemivsk, and on what turned out to be a long, fruitless drive to a forlorn little checkpoint improbably called Peaceful Valley.
     […] I stayed in a ramshackle hotel in Artemivsk, Hotel Ukraine, which was packed with internally displaced people, or I.D.P.s, and soldiers because no rooms were open at the slightly more upscale Hotel Atlantic.

   • 2015 February 13, Balint Szlanko, Peter Leonard, “Ukraine cease-fire deadline provokes bitter last-gasp battle”, in AP News‎^[4], archived from the original on 2023-04-10‎^[5]:

     Shells landed Friday as far as Artemivsk, a government-held town 25 miles behind the front line. Associated Press reporters saw the body of a child killed after rocket fire hit a kindergarten there, and regional officials said the child and one other civilian died in the attack.

   • 2015 February 18, Karoun Demirijian, “Ukrainian battalion’s soldiers recall desperate run to safety”, in The Washington Post‎^[6], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-02-19, Europe‎^[7]:

     Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tried to restore some goodwill Wednesday by making an emergency trip to Artemivsk, where he met with commanders and shook hands with soldiers on the military base.

   • 2015 June 13, Alessandra Prentice, Pavel Polityuk, “Six Ukrainian servicemen killed, 14 wounded in past 24 hours”, in Raissa Kasolowsky, editor, Reuters‎^[8], archived from the original on 2023-04-10, World News‎^[9]:

     Members of the Ukrainian armed forces gather on armoured vehicles on the roadside near the village of Vidrodzhennya outside Artemivsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, June 9, 2015.

2. Former name of Kypuche.

Further reading

• Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Artemovsk”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎^[10], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 104, column 3
• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Artemivs’k”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[11], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 201, column 1