Lenina, Urban settlement in Lutuhyne Raion, Ukraine.
Lenina is a small urban settlement located in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. It sits at an elevation of around 184 meters (600 feet) and functions as part of the Lutuhyne administrative area.
The settlement was founded in 1896 under its original name. In 2016, it was renamed to Mariia as part of Ukraine's decommunization efforts.
The population demographics from 2001 showed a language distribution of 30.83% Ukrainian speakers and 68.72% Russian speakers in the community.
When visiting, note that the settlement operates in the UTC+2 time zone, adjusting to UTC+3 during summer months. The postal code is 92021 and the telephone area code is +380 6436 for communications.
Since spring 2014, the settlement fell under the administration of the Luhansk People's Republic during the Donbas regional conflict.
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