What is "horlivka"

Horlivka ; also known by its Russian name Gorlovka or Gorlowka, is a city of regional significance in the Donetsk Oblast ( province) of eastern Ukraine. In 2001, the city's population was 292,000, which declined to 256,714 by 2013. Economic activity is predominantly coal mining and the chemical industry. The Horlivka State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages has a two building campus in the center of town.

The city was severely damaged during the War in Donbass and has since been under separatist control.