What is "shchastya"

Shchastya (, ) is a city in Novoaidar Raion in Luhansk Oblast ( province) of Ukraine. Population: .

Just north of Shchastya, there is the Luhansk power station, a large powerplant built in the 1950s. The town of Shchastya is situated on the river Seversky Donets. During the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, the city became a key site of fighting.

To facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast during the War in Donbass, the Verkhovna Rada on 7 October 2014 made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. In particular, Shchastya was transferred from Luhansk Municipality to Novoaidar Raion.

On 9 February 2016 it was reported that part of the settlement was under control of Ukrainian forces.