Pervomaiske () is a village located in the suburbs of Donetsk, in the Pokrovsk Raion of the Donetsk Oblast. The population is 2,208. The governing body is the Pervomaiske Silska Rada.
Geography
The village is located east of Karlivka, north of Nevelske, south of Tonenke and north-west of Pisky.
The elevation is 169 meters.
The village is geographically located in the Donbas Region.
Up until 2020, Pervomaiske was located in the Yasynuvata Raion. After it's liquidation, it was moved to the Pokrovsk Raion.
History
The village was founded in the second half of the XIX century.
During the war in Donbas, in 2014, the village was close to the center of fighting at the Donetsk Sergey International Airport. It was shelled multiple times from DPR positions near Pisky and Spartak.
On March 25, 2015, unknown persons toppled a monument to Lenin in the village.
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there has been fighting around Pervomaiske and Vodyane. The village is strategically located near Avdiivka and Pisky. Capturing Pervomaiske will result in further encirclement of Avdiivka by Russian forces.
Population
According to the 2001 census, the population of the village was 2208 people, of which 33.42% indicated their mother tongue Ukrainian, 65.81% Russian, 0.32% Armenian, 0.05% Belarusian and Bulgarian.