Petrivka, Volnovakha Raion
# Petrivka, Volnovakha Raion

Petrivka (Ukrainian: Петрівка; Russian: Петровка; until 2016 Petrivske (Петрівське)) is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 71.7 km SSW from the centre of Donetsk city.

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

## Demographics

The settlement had 19 inhabitants in 2001; native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:

* Ukrainian: 15.79%
* Russian: 84.21%
