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14th Mechanized Brigade (Soviet Union)
The 14th Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Roman the Great (, abbreviated ) is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in December 2014. It is based in Volodymyr as part of Operational Command West. The brigade has been actively participating in the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, as a result of the Russian invasion in 2022. History The 14th Mechanized Brigade was established on December 1, 2014, in Volodymyr, Ukraine and was led by Colonel Oleksandr Zhakun. The brigade was formed from the remains of the 51st Mechanized Brigade and new personnel. The brigade included a reactive artillery battalion, a tank battalion with new tanks from the Lviv Tank Factory, an antitank battery, and a repair battalion. The 1st Territorial Defence Battalion "Volyn" joined the brigade as the 99th Mechanized Infantry Battalion. The brigade was sent to defend Krasnohorivka and Marinka in the Donbas region in June 2015. In July 2017, the brigade participated in military exercises in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operational Command West
The Operational Command West ( OC West, ) is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in western Ukraine. Its headquarters is located in Rivne. History When Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union, there were three Military Districts on its territory. These were the Kyiv Military District, Kyiv, Odessa Military District, Odessa and Carpathian Military Districts. In 1998, the Western Operational Command was created from the Carpathian Military District. By 1 July 2006, the Western Operational Command consisted of units directly subordinated to the command and to the 13th Army Corps (Ukraine), 13th Army Corps. These units were: * 7th Army Aviation Regiment (Ukraine), 7th Army Aviation Regiment * 11th Artillery Brigade * 15th Rocket Artillery Regiment * 14th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine), 14th Mechanized Brigade * 24th Mechanised Brigade (Ukraine), 24th Mechanized Brigade * 55th Communications Regiment * 80th Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine), 80th Airmobile Regiment * 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principality Of Volyn
A principality (or sometimes princedom) is a type of monarchical state or feudal territory ruled by a prince or princess. It can be either a sovereign state or a constituent part of a larger political entity. The term "principality" is often used to describe small monarchies, particularly those in Europe, where the ruler holds the title of prince or an equivalent. Historically, principalities emerged during the Middle Ages as part of the feudal system, where local princes gained significant power within a king's domain. This led to political fragmentation and the creation of mini-states. Over time, many of these principalities consolidated into larger kingdoms and empires, while others retained their independence and prospered. Sovereign principalities which exist today include Liechtenstein, Monaco, and the co-principality of Andorra. Additionally, some royal primogenitures, such as Asturias in Spain, are styled as principalities. The term is also used generically for small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vovchansk
Vovchansk (, ; ) is a destroyed city in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, northeastern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of . The Vovcha river, a tributary of the Donets river, runs through the city. Vovchansk had a population of However, that dropped to about 300 by May 2024, as the city was largely destroyed during the Russo-Ukrainian War's 2024 Kharkiv offensive. By January 2025, Vovchansk was reported to be completely destroyed with zero permanent inhabitants. History Vovchansk was first settled in 1674 under the Tsardom of Russia, when a territory of Belgorod Monastery was provided to Ukrainian migrants from Dnieper Ukraine led by Martyn Starochudny. Petro Tronko. Vovchansk (ВОВЧАНСЬК)'. Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. 2003 The settlement was named as Vovche and designated as a guarding settlement. In April 1780, it was officially renamed to "Vovchansk", and became an administrative centre of Volchansk uyezd in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velykyi Burluk
Velykyi Burluk () is a rural settlement in Ukraine, in Kupiansk Raion of Kharkiv Oblast. It hosts the administration of Velykyi Burluk settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population of the settlement is . The settlement was controlled by the Russian military from February 24, 2022, to September 10, 2022. History Founded as the village of Shevelivka in 1656, later it was renamed Velykyi Burluk. It was a village in Volchansk uyezd of the Sloboda Ukraine. A local newspaper has been published here since August 1931. During World War II, it was under German occupation from June 1942 to February 1943. It has been an urban-type settlement since 1963. In January 1989 the population was 5,224 people. In January 2013 the population was 4,053 people. Until 18 July 2020, Velykyi Burluk was the administrative center of Velykyi Burluk Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kupiansk
Kupiansk or Kupyansk (, ; , ) is a city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kupiansk Raion. It is also an important railroad junction for the oblast. Kupiansk hosts the administration of Kupiansk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It had a population of In February 2024, more than 3,500 people remain in Kupyansk. Until 18 July 2020, Kupiansk was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and the center of Kupiansk Municipality. The municipality was abolished in July 2020, as part of administrative reforms in Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions in Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kupiansk Municipality was merged into Kupiansk Raion. Overview Kupiansk is located on the bank of the Oskil River. Kupiansk is divided into three subparts, known as: Kupiansk (main part of town), Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi (where the train station is), and Kivsharivka. Kupiansk is about two and a half hours from Kharkiv. The two cities are connec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth and current president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War with Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Russia's annexation of Crimea and War in Donbas, invasion of the Donbas, and has continued to serve during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has been ongoing since February 2022. Zelenskyy grew up as a native Russian language in Ukraine, Russian speaker in Kryvyi Rih, a major city of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine. He obtained a degree in law from the Kryvyi Rih Institute of Economics, but never practised law and pursued a career in comedy and entertainment. He co-created the production company Kvartal 95, which produced films, cartoons, and TV shows including the TV series ''Servant of the People (2015 TV series), Servant of the People'', in which Zelens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makariv
Makariv () is a rural settlement in Bucha Raion, in Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Makariv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population of the settlement is , down from 12,042 in 2001. History The initial documented history of Makarov is connected with the village of Voronin, which was one of the Yasinets estates of the Lithuanian feudal lords Ivashentsevichs (). It was mentioned for the first time as part of the estates of the Yasinetsky family in 1506. Makar Vasentsevich, who began to live permanently in Voronin, changed his surname to Makarovich, and the name of the village to Makariv. There was a castle in Makarov from the 16th to the 18th century. In the last years of Polish rule, a small garrison armed with cannons was housed in the castle. In the late 16th century Makarovichi built an estate. During the Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648–1676), the Makariv estate was burned down, and the local population actively join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia-Ukraine War
The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia Russian occupation of Crimea, occupied and Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist forces in Ukraine, Russian paramilitaries who began a War in Donbas, war in the eastern Donbas region against Ukraine's military. In 2018, Ukraine declared the region to be Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, occupied by Russia. These first eight years of conflict also included List of Black Sea incidents involving Russia and Ukraine, naval incidents and Russo-Ukrainian cyberwarfare, cyberwarfare. In February 2022, Russia launched a Russian invasion of Ukraine, full-scale invasion of Ukraine and began occupying more of the country, starting the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. The war has resulted in a Ukrainian refugee crisis, refugee crisis and hundreds of thousands of deaths. In early 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thousands of Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War, military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, civilian casualties. As of 2025, Russian troops Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, occupy about 20% of Ukraine. From a population of 41 million, about 8 million Ukrainians had been internally displaced and more than 8.2 million Ukrainian refugee crisis, had fled the country by April 2023, creating Europe's List of largest refugee crises, largest refugee crisis since World War II. In late 2021, Russia Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, massed troops near Ukraine's borders and December 2021 Russian ultimatum to NATO, issued demands to the Western world, West i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhytomyr Oblast
Zhytomyr Oblast (), also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna (), is an Administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr. Its population is approximately History The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on September 22, 1937, out of territories of Vinnytsia Oblast, Vinnytsia and Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv oblasts as well as two okrugs of the Ukrainian SSR, border okrugs of Kyiv Oblast – Korosten Okrug and Novohrad-Volynsky Okrug. The oblast covers territories of the historic regions of Polesia, Volhynia, and Podolia, which are reflected on the oblast's coat of arms. Before the 18th century the larger half of the oblast belonged to the Kiev Voivodeship, Kyiv Voivodeship (), while the smaller western half around the city of Zviahel belonged to the Volhynian Voivodeship (1569–1795), Volyn Voivodeship. Following the Treaty of Andrusovo, the city of Zhytomyr () c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovruch
Ovruch (, ) is a city in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine, first mentioned as Vruchiy in 977. It was the capital city of the Drevlians in the 900s, later conquered by the Mongols in the 13th century, then later part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In the 16th century it became part of Poland, as a royal city. After the second partition of Poland in 1793 it became part of the Russian Empire, and then part of Ukraine. Until 2020, it was the Capital city, administrative center of the former Ovruch Raion, until it was merged into Korosten Raion. It has a population of approximately and is home to the Ovruch (air base), Ovruch air base. Name In addition to the Ukrainian language, Ukrainian (''Ovruch''), in other languages the name of the city is and . History Ovruch originated as an important town of Kievan Rus', first mentioned as Vruchiy in 977. Later after the sack of Korosten, Iskorosten it became the capital city of Drevlian. Saint Hyacinth of Poland evangeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
