Founded among the mid-18th century villages of Hosudariv Bairak, Korsun, Mykytivka, Zaitseve, and Zalizna Balka, Horlivka is named after a Russian mining engineer, Petr Gorlov, who built the first coal mine there in 1867. By the early 20th century the mining settlement had developed into an important industrial center.
May 6, 2024 · Horlivka was founded in 1867 as a mining settlement beside the newly constructed railway from Kharkiv to Taganrog on the Sea of Azov.
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Ukraine (Horlivka) - Abandoned Chemical Plant - Pure Earth
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The factory sits in the middle of Horlivka, a city with a population of 300,000. The plant produced several chemicals, including the carcinogen ...
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Apr 14, 2014 · Pro-Russian activists attack another official building in east Ukraine, ignoring a deadline to leave or face eviction by Ukrainian forces.