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Kolodiazi

Village in Lyman hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, north-east of Lyman.

Ukrainian troops retook Kolodiazi, a village in Donetsk Oblast about 12 km north-east of Lyman, on 14 October 2026, DeepState recorded, along with Lypove and Zelena Dolyna.

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Key Question

Can Ukraine hold Kolodiazi after retaking it north of Lyman?

Timeline for Kolodiazi

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Background

Kolodiazi lies about 12 km north-east of Lyman, in the Lyman hromada of Donetsk Oblast's Kramatorsk Raion. It had 340 residents at the 2001 census.

The village has changed hands more than once. The Institute for the Study of War dates Ukraine's first recapture of it to September 2022, in the push that freed Lyman. On 14 October 2026 DeepState, the Ukrainian open-source mapping project, recorded Ukrainian troops back in Kolodiazi.

Its return came during a mixed week on the Donetsk front. Two days later the Institute for the Study of War logged Russian gains near Sloviansk alongside Ukrainian ones near Druzhkivka, yet still judged that the war's fifth year "is not beginning well for Moscow".

Common Questions
Where is Kolodiazi in Ukraine?
Kolodiazi is a village in the Lyman hromada of Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, about 12 km north-east of Lyman.Source: Wikipedia
Who retook Kolodiazi in October 2026?
DeepState recorded Ukrainian forces retaking Kolodiazi on 14 October 2026, together with Lypove and Zelena Dolyna.Source: DeepState
How many people lived in Kolodiazi?
Kolodiazi had 340 residents at the 2001 census.Source: Wikipedia
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