Pivnichne, Donetsk Oblast

Pivnichne (Північне; Пивни́чное), formerly Kirove (Кірове; Ки́рово), is an rural settlement in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Population:

In 2016, Kirove was renamed to Pivnichne, conforming to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.

Russian invasion of Ukraine
On June 22, 2024, the Russian Armed Forces gained a foothold within the settlement amid a renewed campaign to capture Donetsk Oblast, along advances to other sattelite settlements of the Toretsk urban area, as geolocated footage by DeepState confirmed.

Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:
 * Ukrainian 8.39%
 * Russian 91.37%
 * Armenian 0.08%
 * Belarusian 0.05%
 * Bulgarian, Polish, Hungarian and Gagauz 0.01%