Debaltseve or Debaltsevo (, ; ) is a city in Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, currently occupied by Russia as part of the Donetsk People's Republic. The city is situated on the eastern edge of Donetsk Oblast, and borders Luhansk Oblast. Population:
On 18 February 2015, after the Battle of Debaltseve, the town was captured by the DPR People's Militia.
Geography
Distance from Donetsk: by road - 74 km, by air – 58 km. Distance from Kyiv: by road - 803 km, by rail - 797 km. The administrative boundary between the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts lies along with the eastern limits of the city.
The city is located on a hill from which many Donbas rivers originate. The river Bulavin (a tributary of the river Krynka, Mius basin) originates in the southern outskirts of the city, the river Lozova (a tributary of the river Luhan, Siverskyi Donets basin) in the north-east, the river Sanzharivka (a tributary of the river Luhan) in the north, the river Skelevaya (a tributary of the river Lugan) in the north-west, and the river (a tributary of the river Luhan) in the western outskirts.
Neighboring towns and villages
North: Sanzharivka, Novohryhorivka. North-West: Nyzhnie Lozove, Lohvynove. North-East: Verhulivka, Komisarivka, Borzhykivka – Luhansk oblast. West: Debaltsivske, Kalynivka. East: Chornukhyne, Kruhlyk, Depreradivka – Luhansk oblast. South-West: Bulavyne, Savelivka, Hrozne. South-East: Ridkodub (Vuhlehirsk urban hromada), Ridkodub (Khrestivka urban hromada). South: Illinka.