What is "zhdanivka"

Zhdanivka (, ) is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast ( province) of Ukraine. Population: ; 13,688 (2001).

Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast; including Zhdanivka. On 16 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists.