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Vodiane, Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast

village in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ4114229 ↗
Source-derived summary

Vodiane (Ukrainian: Водяне; Russian: Водяное) is a village in Mariupol Raion in Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine.

The war in Donbas, that started in mid-April 2014, brought both civilian and military casualties.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Vodiane, Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast” is village in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Vodiane, Mariupol and Raion, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2014—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Vodiane, Mariupol and Raion is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “village in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

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 Apr 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4114229. Authority coordinates are 47.149, 37.787. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2014.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. 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.

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  • 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 “Vodiane, Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Vodiane, Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast primary sources, Vodiane, Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast archive and Vodiane 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 “Vodiane, Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Vodiane, Mariupol Raion, Donetsk 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.