Bakhmut

Coordinates: 48°35′41″N 38°0′3″E / 48.59472°N 38.00083°E / 48.59472; 38.00083
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Bakhmut
Бахмут
City
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Bakhmut is located in Donetsk Oblast
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Bakhmut is located in Ukraine
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Coordinates: 48°35′41″N 38°0′3″E / 48.59472°N 38.00083°E / 48.59472; 38.00083
Country(de jure)1 Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
Raion Bakhmut Raion
Country (de facto)Russia Russia
First mentioned1571
City rights1783[3]
Government
 • MayorOleksiy Reva [uk; ru] (since 1990)[4]
Area
41.6 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2022)
71,094 (pre-war)[1]
4,000 (2023 estimate)[2]
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Bakhmut (Ukrainian: Бахмут, pronounced [bɐxˈmut];[a] Russian: Бахмут) is a city in eastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Bakhmut Raion in Donetsk Oblast. It is located on the Bakhmutka River, about 55 miles (89 km) north of Donetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Bakhmut was designated a city of regional significance until 2020, when the designation was abolished. In January 2022, it had an estimated population of 71,094.[1]

Historically, Bakhmut was the capital of Slavo-Serbia (1753–1764), which was established by settlers of Serb and other ethnicities. In 1920–1924, the city was an administrative center of the newly created Donets Governorate of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It was known under the name of Artemivsk or Artemovsk[b] between 1924 and 2016.

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine that commenced in February 2022, Bakhmut was captured by Russian forces and largely destroyed, with most of its population having fled.[2][6]

Etymology

The origin of the name Bakhmut is not known for sure. According to a theory by Kharkiv historian Igor Rassokhaa, the word may derive from a Turkic/Tatar word meaning 'salt water' or 'beach'.[7][8] The name dates back to 1571.[9][8]

The Soviet name Artemovsk (Artemivsk) was derived from the name of the Russian Bolshevik leader Fyodor Sergeyev, also known as Comrade Artem (Artyom).[8]

The city returned to its original name in 2016 as a result of the decommunization process.[10][11] The restoration of the historic name has been unrecognized by the Russian government (which claims the city as a part of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic), with Russian regime sources labeling the town as Artemovsk.[12][13]

History

Early history

Historical map of Bakhmut and its fortifications

Although there is evidence of prior settlement in 1556, the first official mention of Bakhmut dates from 1571, when Ivan the Terrible, in order to protect the southern border of the Russian state from Crimean–Nogai slave raids, ordered the creation of border fortifications along the Aidar and Siverskyi Donets rivers.[14] The settlement was described then as a guard-fort (storozha) named after the nearby Bakhmutka River, a tributary of the Siverskyi Donets, and located at the mouth of a stream called the Chornyi Zherebets.[15]

The history of Bakhmut before the 18th century is sparse. It was initially a border post that later became a fortified town.[15] In 1701, Peter I ordered the fort at Bakhmut to be upgraded and the adjacent sloboda (free village) of Bakhmut be designated a city.[15] The new fort was completed in 1703 and housed 170 people.[15] In 1704, Peter commanded some Cossacks to settle at the Bakhmutka River and mine salt.[15] The population of Bakhmut doubled, and the town was assigned to the Izium Regiment, a province of Sloboda Ukraine.[15]

In the autumn of 1705, Bakhmut became one of the centers of the Bulavin Rebellion. A detachment of Don Cossacks headed by Ataman Kondraty Bulavin captured the Bakhmut salt mines[16] and occupied the city until 7 March 1708, when it was retaken by government troops.[citation needed]

From 1708 to 22 April 1725, Bakhmut was assigned to the Azov Governorate. On 29 May 1719, it became the administrative center of Bakhmut Province within the Azov Governorate.[17] From 1753 to 1775, it was the administrative center of Slavo-Serbia,[18][19] a short-lived territory that was settled by thousands of colonists from the Balkans, predominantly Serbs.[20][19]

In 1783, Bakhmut became a city within the Yekaterinoslav province (Novorossiysk Governorate).[21] At this time the city contained 49 great houses and five factories that produced bricks, candles, and soap. The city had about 150 shops, a hospital, and three schools: two private boarding schools for children of wealthy parents, and a Sunday school for children of workers. Bakhmut had a large city center where fairs were held twice a year, on 12 July (Day of the Apostles Peter and Paul) and 21 September (Day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary). The city's annual turnover was about 1 million rubles.[citation needed]

On 2 August 1811, a coat of arms of Bakhmut was approved, featuring symbolism evoking the salt reserves of the city.[19] On 25 January 1851, the city became a municipality, with Vasily I. Pershin as mayor.[citation needed] In 1863, a large synagogue was built in the city, as a place of worship for Bakhmut's Jewish community of 1,560 people.[22] In 1875, a municipal water system was installed. In 1876, large deposits of rock salt were discovered in the Bakhmut Basin, leading to a rapid increase in the number of salt mines. Bakhmut soon produced 12% of the total Russian output of salt.[citation needed]

Early 20th century

An early 20th-century postcard of Bakhmut

Streets were paved in Bakhmut in 1900. The construction of the Kharkiv-Bakhmut-Popasna railroad encouraged production of alabaster, plaster, brick, tile, and soda ash in Bakhmut. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the city developed a metal-working industry. By 1900, the city had 76 small industrial enterprises, which employed 1,078 workers, as well as four salt mines, which employed 874 workers.[citation needed]

By 1913, the population consisted of 28,000 people. There were two hospitals with 210 beds, four secondary and two vocational schools, six single-class schools, four parish schools, and a private library.[citation needed] In April 1918, after the collapse of the Russian Empire, troops loyal to the Ukrainian People's Republic took control of Bakhmut.[23] Later, it was captured by White movement soldiers led by Pyotr Krasnov, who were eventually defeated by Soviet forces.[19]

From 1920 to 1925, Bakhmut was the administrative center of the newly created Donets Governorate of the Ukrainian SSR.[24][18] In 1923, there were 36 enterprises in Bakhmut, including a "Victory of Labor" factory that formerly made nails and spikes, a "Lightning" factory that produced castings for agriculture, as well as brick, tile, and alabaster factories, and one shoe factory. Local mines were renamed "Karl Liebknecht and Sverdlov", "Shevchenko", and "Bakhmut salt".[citation needed]

In 1924, the city's name was changed from Bakhmut to Artemivsk, in honour of the communist revolutionary figure Comrade Artem.[22] The city's synagogue was shuttered in 1928.[22] 3,255 residents of Artemivsk died as a result of the Holodomor.[18] During Stalin's Great Purge in the late 1930s, more than 500 residents of Artemivsk were victims of the repressions.[22] In 1938, a man named Moskalenko was the First Secretary of the Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine in Artemivsk. In 1941, Vasily Panteleevich Prokopenko was First Secretary of the City Committee of the Communist Party.[citation needed]

World War II and later 20th century

Further information: Artemivsk massacre
Civilians in Artemivsk reporting to the Nazi occupation offices for forced labor, May 1942

During the Second World War, at the beginning of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Artemivsk's population included 5,300 Jews, making up almost 10% of the total population.[22] The majority of these were either drafted into the Red Army or evacuated into the interior areas of the Soviet Union.[22][25][26]

On 31 October 1941,[c] Nazi German troops began their occupation of Artemivsk.[25] On 19 November, the occupation authorities issued a decree forcing the remaining local Jews to register at the local commandant's office and wear armbands marking them as Jewish.[25] On 9 January 1942, under the pretext of needing to gather in one place for relocation, Artemivsk's Jewish population was gathered in the city park,[22][26] where they were forced to hand over all their valuable possessions, then were locked in the cellar of a former NKVD building.[26] They were locked in the "freezing" cellar for three days without food or water. During this period, according to Haaretz, local residents threw lumps of snow through the windows in an attempt to provide some sort of drinkable water to the imprisoned Jews. A few residents risked their lives to rescue some Jewish children, a feat for which they would later receive the title of Righteous Among the Nations from Israel.[22]

The "Wailing Wall" memorial to the murdered Jews of the city

The Artemivsk massacre took place on 11-12 January 1942,[22] when Sonderkommando 4b of Einsatzgruppe C led thousands of Jews into a mineshaft in an alabaster mine,[26][27] where they shot into the crowd, killing several people.[22][26] The soldiers then bricked up the entrance to the tunnel, suffocating the remaining people trapped inside.[26] The exact number of dead is unclear,[28] and records of the Jewish death toll differ: Soviet documents reported a number of about 3,000, while the German occupation authorities recorded 1,200 victims.[29][26] The city was eventually liberated by the Red Army on 5 September 1943.[25][22]

In 1961, Kuzma Petrovich Golovko became First Secretary of the City Party Committee, followed by Ivan Malyukin in 1966, Nikolai S. Tagan in 1976, and Yuri K. Smirnov from 1980 to 1983. From April 1990 to 1994, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Alexei Reva was Chairman of the Artemivsk City Council and was elected mayor in 1994, three years after Ukraine regained its independence.[30][self-published source]

In January 1999, a charitable Jewish foundation in the city, as well as the Artemivsk city council and a winery that had opened on the site in 1952, inaugurated a memorial to commemorate the victims of the 1942 mass murder. The memorial was built into a rock face in the old mine where water collects and was named the "Wailing Wall" for the murdered Jews of the city.[26]

Russo-Ukrainian War

2014 war in Donbas

Further information: Battle of Artemivsk
A Russian T-64BV, captured after the rebel retreat from Artemivsk

In April 2014, at the beginning of the war in Donbas, pro-Russian rebels led by Igor Bezler[19] and belonging to the organization Donetsk People's Republic claimed the city of Artemivsk as part of their territory.[31][32] Local military units defended the city for months, repelling separatist assaults over the course of the Battle of Artemivsk.[19][33] Ukrainian government forces fully recaptured the city on 7 July 2014, ending the battle.[34][35]

On 15 May 2015, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko signed a bill into law that started a six-month period for the removal of communist monuments and the mandatory renaming of settlements with names related to communism.[36] On 23 September 2015, the city council voted to restore the city's former name of Bakhmut.[37] The final decision was made by the Verkhovna Rada on 4 February 2016.[10][11]

2022 Russian invasion

Further information: Battle of Bakhmut
Bakhmut in ruins, February 2023

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Bakhmut became a frontline city in May, and was regularly shelled by Russian forces.[38][39][40] In May 2022, according to local authorities, an estimated 20,000 people remained in the city.[41] Russia prioritised Bakhmut as its main offensive effort through August 2022.

According to the Associated Press in October 2022, "taking Bakhmut would rupture Ukraine's supply lines and open a route for Russian forces to press on toward Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, key Ukrainian strongholds in Donetsk province".[42] In a December analysis of the offensive, however, the UK Ministry of Defence said "the capture of the town would have limited operational value although it would potentially allow Russia to threaten the larger urban areas of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk".[43]

On 11 December 2022, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian forces had turned the city into "burned ruins".[44]

By early March 2023, Russian forces had not taken Bakhmut, but were continuing to press the attack, and hoped to complete their encirclement of the city.[45] On 4 March, the deputy mayor of the city said that 4,000 civilians remained in Bakhmut and were living in shelters with no access to water, gas or electricity.[2] On 20 May, Russia claimed to have fully taken Bakhmut;[46][47] however, Ukraine has denied this.[48][49] At the G7 summit, Zelensky stated that the images of the ruined Hiroshima after atomic bombing reminded him of the level of destruction in Bakhmut.[50] By May 24, reports indicated the battle in Bakhmut was over, with Russian and Wagner forces having seized the city.[6][51]

Climate

Bakhmut has a humid continental climate (Dfb bordering on Dfa).

Climate data for Bakhmut (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −0.9
(30.4) 		0.2
(32.4) 		6.2
(43.2) 		15.7
(60.3) 		22.3
(72.1) 		26.3
(79.3) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.2
(82.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		13.9
(57.0) 		5.2
(41.4) 		0.1
(32.2) 		14.0
(57.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		1.7
(35.1) 		9.6
(49.3) 		15.6
(60.1) 		19.7
(67.5) 		21.8
(71.2) 		20.8
(69.4) 		14.9
(58.8) 		8.4
(47.1) 		1.8
(35.2) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		8.6
(47.5)
Average low °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6) 		−7.4
(18.7) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		3.9
(39.0) 		8.8
(47.8) 		13.1
(55.6) 		15.1
(59.2) 		13.6
(56.5) 		8.8
(47.8) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		3.6
(38.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 44.9
(1.77) 		38.8
(1.53) 		37.1
(1.46) 		39.7
(1.56) 		44.7
(1.76) 		64.1
(2.52) 		57.6
(2.27) 		37.1
(1.46) 		48.0
(1.89) 		39.3
(1.55) 		43.7
(1.72) 		46.4
(1.83) 		541.4
(21.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9.0 7.8 8.3 7.0 7.0 8.7 7.0 4.6 6.8 5.4 7.5 8.9 88.0
Average relative humidity (%) 82.2 80.5 76.4 66.2 63.0 66.0 65.0 62.8 69.2 76.1 83.7 84.0 72.9
Source: World Meteorological Organization[52]

Demographics

As of 1 June 2017, the population of Bakhmut was 75,900.[53]

According to the Ukrainian Census of 2001, the majority of residents are ethnic Ukrainians, and the most commonly spoken primary language is Russian:[54][55]

Ethnicity
Ukrainians 69.4%
Russians 27.5%
Belarusians 0.6%
Armenians 0.3%
Roma 0.2%
Jews 0.2%
Language
Russian 62%
Ukrainian 35%
Armenian 0.19%
Romani 0.15%
Belarusian 0.10%

Economy

Artwinery in 2008, its sign showing its old name of "Artemovsk Winery"

Since 1950, the winery Artwinery [uk; ru] (or Artvaineri, formerly Artemovsk Winery) has operated in the city. Its production was disrupted by the Russian annexation of Crimea, as it used to procure 70% of its grapes from Crimea.[56]

The Artemsil salt mine is located in the suburb of Soledar,[57] which contains the world's largest underground room.[citation needed] It is large enough that a hot air balloon has been floated inside,[58] classical music concerts have been played before,[59] and two professional football matches have been held at the same time.[citation needed]

Transport

The highways of Kharkiv-Rostov and Donetsk-Kyiv run through Bakhmut. The city has a public transport system consisting of a network of trolleybuses and buses.[citation needed]

Education

Students and teachers of the Bakhmut Professional College of Culture and Arts
Symphony Orchestra and Choir of BKM named after Ivan Karabyts

There are 20 schools (11,600 students), 29 kindergartens (3500 children), 4 vocational schools (2,000 students), 2 technical schools (6,000 students), and several music schools. Some include:

  • Artemivsk Industrial College (Tchaikovsky Street)
  • Donetsk Musical College named after Ivan Karabyts (Lermontov Street)
  • Donetsk Pedagogical School (St. Annunciation)
  • Donetsk Medical School (St. W. Nosakova)
  • Artemivsk professional school (St. Defence)

After the 2014 outbreak of the war in Donbas the Horlivka Institute for Foreign Languages was evacuated and is now operating in Bakhmut.[60]

Culture

  • Artemovsk City Center Children and Youth (Artema Street)
  • Artemovsk city center of culture and recreation (Svoboda)
  • Artemovsk City Folk House (Victory Street)
  • Building Technology "Donetskgeologiya" (St. Sibirtzev)
  • Palace of Culture "mechanician" (Artema Street)

Sports

The Metalurh Stadium, a football stadium constructed in 1949, is located within the city and has a seating capacity of 4,800.[61] The stadium was damaged during the Russian invasion.[61]

Notes

  1. ^ The pronunciation [ˈbaxmʊt], with the emphasis on the first syllable, is also commonly used, especially by non-locals, but it is sometimes considered historically "incorrect" by some locals.[5]
  2. ^ Ukrainian: Артемівськ [ɐrˈtɛmʲiu̯sʲk]
    Russian: Артёмовск, romanized: Artyomovsk [ɐrˈtʲɵməfsk]
  3. ^ The starting date is sometimes also given as 1 November 1941.[26][25]

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