Buhas (Ukrainian: Буга́с; Russian: Буга́с, romanized: Bugas) is a village in southeastern Ukraine, located in Volnovakha urban hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast. It was known as Maksymivka (Ukrainian: Максимівка) during the times of the Soviet Union.
History[edit]
On 13 January 2015, during the War in Donbas, there was an artillery strike against a civilian bus near Buhas. According to early reports, 10 passengers died and 13 were injured.[1]
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 1449, of whom 5.59% natively spoke Ukrainian, 70.39% spoke Russian, 22.29% spoke Greek, 0.14% spoke Belarusian and 0.07% spoke Armenian. Buhas is a multi-ethnic town, with the majority of the population being Ukrainian, Russian and Greek, with smaller Armenian and Belarusian communities, yet a significant part of the population stated at the time of the census to be from 'another' ethnicity and to speak 'another' native language.[2]
Notable people[edit]
- Ivan Ordets, Ukrainian footballer
References[edit]
- ^ "Під Волновахою снаряд бойовиків влучив у рейсовий автобус. Загинуло 10 людей (ФОТО, ВІДЕО 18+), 13 січня 2015, espreso.tv". Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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