Smile, Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast
Smile
Сміле | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 48°40′38″N 38°55′00″E / 48.677222°N 38.916667°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Alchevsk Raion |
| Hromada | Zymohiria urban hromada |
| Founded | 1756 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.327 km2 (0.512 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,031 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 93704 |
| Area code | +380 6473 |
Smile (Ukrainian: Сміле; Russian: Смелое) is a village in Zymohiria urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion (district), Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine, at about 30 km WNW from the centre of Luhansk.
The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014. The village stayed under pro-Russian control and is currently situated close to the front line with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.