Artemivsk, Luhansk Oblast

Artemivsk (, translit.: "Artemivs’k", ) is a city in Perevalsk Raion of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Population: , .
History.
The city was founded as "Katerynivka" () village in 1910 close to the railway station of "Kypyche" (Vigorous). Its name was changed to Artema in 1923 and to Artemivsk in 1938.
Since 2014, Artemivsk has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic.
On May 12, 2016 Ukraine's national parliament Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian government does not control the breakaway region, decided to name the city Kypuche (. The rename is not recognized locally.
Economy.
Its major industry is coal mining. Southeast of Artemivsk, there is "Donbass-750" an important node in the power grid.