liberated the cities of Severodonetsk and Borovskoye as well as populated localities Voronovo and Sirotino in the Lugansk People's Republic". Demographics Ethnicity of the city's residents as of the 2001 census: Ukrainians: 59% Russians: 38.7% Belarusians: 0.6% Other: 1.7% Economy Chemical industries formerly active in Sievierdonetsk include: "Azot" – one of the largest chemical plants in Europe. Khimpostavschik, a private enterprise Himexele Sports The first Ukrainian championship in bandy was held in Sievierodonetsk in February 2012. Azot Severodonetsk, a bandy club based in the city, came out victorious in the tournament. Sister cities Sievierodonetsk is twinned with the following municipalities: Jelenia Góra, Poland Rivne, Ukraine Notable people Notable residents of Sievierodonetsk include: Irina Antanasijević (born 1965), Russo-Serbian philologist, literary critic and translator Nikolay Davydenko (born 1981), retired professional tennis player Pavel Gubarev (born 1983), former head of the Donetsk People's Republic Serhiy Haidai (born 1975), entrepreneur and current head of the Luhansk Regional Military–Civil Administration Yuriy Hritsyna (born 1971), professional football coach and former player Yosip Kurlat (1927-2000), children's writer and translator Snejana Onopka (born 1986), Ukrainian fashion model Valentin Pukhalsky (1887-1981), Soviet sculptor Borys Romanov (born 1949), graphic design artist Kurt Schmid (born 1942), Austrian conductor and composer Dmytro Semenenko (born 1988), Ukrainian powerlifter Svitlana Talan (born 1960), novelist Notes References External links City portal Cities in Luhansk Oblast Destroyed cities Donets Populated places established in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Populated places established in 1934 1934 establishments in Ukraine Territorial disputes of Ukraine Cities of regional significance in Ukraine Sievierodonetsk Raion