Novoazovsk

• 1849–1923 Novonikolayevska (Novomykolaivska) • 1923–1959 Budyonivka (Budionnivka) • 1959–present Novoazovsk ==History==

It was administratively part of the Donets Governorate of Ukraine from 1920 to 1925. Beginning in mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast; including Novoazovsk. In June 2014 Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the separatists. Fighting in the area continued on 26 August 2014. According to a Ukrainian Dnipro Battalion commander, Novoazovsk was overrun by Russian tanks and fell to the Russians on 27 August. ==Gallery==

File:Пляжная дорога - panoramio.jpg|Beach in Novoazovsk File:Николаевская Церковь.JPG|St Nicholas Church ==Geography==

Climate The climate in Novoazovsk is a hot/warm summer subtype (Köppen: Dfa) of the humid continental climate. {{Weather box|width=auto ==Demographics==

As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, Novoazovsk had a population of 12,723 people. The majority of the population is ethnically Ukrainian, yet Russian is the most common language in the city. The exact ethnic and linguistic composition was as follows: Currently, population of the city was estimated to inhabitants. == Notable people ==

• Boris Khreschatitsky (1881–1940), Russian general ==References==