Elamur LocationsVuhledar
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Вугледар.
English name
Vuhledar — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. BGN/PCGN 1965 gives the same string. ALA-LC (2011) gives the same string.
Other forms in use:
- Ugledar — Russian-based name common in older references and also in English war reporting.
- Vugledar — Mixed spelling using Russian-style g in a Ukrainian-looking name; not the national Ukrainian romanization. ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use.
- Вугледар — Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.
French name
Vouhledar — Ukrainian-based French press spelling, using ou for у; Ougledar remains a Russian-mediated variant.
Other forms in use:
- Ougledar — Russian-mediated French spelling used alongside Ukrainian-based Vouhledar.
- Vuhledar — International Ukrainian spelling retained in French sources.
About
Vuhledar is a coal-mining town in Donetsk Oblast southwest of Donetsk. It suffered extensive destruction during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Notes
The prewar population in the input is not presented as current. No current control or population claim is made.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q2416423 · JSON
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