Krasna Poliana, Donetsk Oblast

Krasna Poliana (Кра́сна Поля́на; Кра́сная Поля́на) is a village in southern Ukraine, administratively located in Staromlynivka rural hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast.

The modern village of Krasna Poliana is the result of a merger of two historic villages - the Greek colony of Nova Karakuba (Нова Каракуба), and the German colony of Elizavetdorf.

It was given its current name on 15 August 1945.

Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 4606, of whom 12.44% spoke Ukrainian, 80.26% spoke Russian, 7.1% spoke Greek, 0.11% spoke German, and 0.04% spoke Belarusian.

Notable people

 * Maksym Chekh, Ukrainian footballer