Stepanivka (), in Ukraine, is a village in Luhansk Oblast, known for being the site of an ancient settlement dating to 5000 - 4300 B.C. belonging to the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture.
The site is near the modern village of Stepanivka, Kadiivka urban hromada, Perevalskyi Raion in Luhansk Oblast. Not for long - several hundred years. Evidence of this is ... LuHansk pyramids, Ukrayina Moloda (31 August 2006) On 28 July 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured this village from pro-Russian separatists. Force ATO released Stepanivka, Ukrayinska Pravda (28 July 2014) Starting in mid-April 2014, pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Luhansk Oblast. On 14 August 2014 the Ukrainian military lost control of Stepanivka to the Luhansk People's Republic. According to a soldier of the Ukrainian 8th Army Corps the Luhansk People's Republic were able to do this assisted by armored units of the Russian Armed Forces.
See also Cucuteni-Trypillian culture
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