Staryi Aidar
# Staryi Aidar

Staryi Aidar (Ukrainian: Старий Айдар; Russian: Старый Айдар) is a village in Shchastia Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 20 km NW from the centre of Luhansk city.

The War in Donbas, that started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties. One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in action near the village on 15 December 2016.

## Demographics

In 2001 the village had 633 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:

* Ukrainian — 10.25%
* Russian 89.75%
