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Krasnyi Yar, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast

village in Krasnodon Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ4239656 ↗
Source-derived summary

Krasnyi Yar (Ukrainian: Красний Яр; Russian: Красный Яр) is a village in Molodohvardiisk urban hromada, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine, at about 30 km SE from the centre of Luhansk city.

The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the war in Donbas, that started in 2014.

Demographics

In 2001 the settlement had 41 inhabitants.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Krasnyi Yar, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast” as village in Krasnodon Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Krasnyi, Luhansk and Raion.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2014, 2001—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1956. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Krasnyi, Luhansk and Raion providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Krasnyi Yar, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast”, the useful work is to connect “village in Krasnodon Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4239656. Authority coordinates are 48.297, 39.479. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2014 and 2001.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Krasnyi Yar, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Krasnyi Yar, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast primary sources, Krasnyi Yar, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast archive and Krasnyi research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Krasnyi Yar, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast”?
  2. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
  3. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from “Krasnyi Yar, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.