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Oskil
The Oskil or Oskol (; ) is a south-flowing river in Russia and Ukraine. It arises roughly between Kursk and Voronezh and flows south to join the Siverskyi Donets which flows southeast to join the Don. It is long, with a drainage basin of .«Река Оскол» Russian State Water Registry The river has its sources on the , and flows through and s in Russia, and through the eastern part of |
2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv Counteroffensive
On September 6, 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a major counteroffensive against the Russian military during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As Ukraine announced the start of the Kherson counteroffensive in southern Ukraine in late August, Ukrainian forces also began a second counteroffensive in early September in Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. As the Ukrainian military broke through Russian defensive lines, it recaptured major cities in the matter of days. On September 7, the second day of the counteroffensive, the Ukrainian military advanced over into Russian-held territory. The next day, Ukraine recaptured Balakliia and Shevchenkove as Russian forces withdrew and fled. On the 9th, Russia began announcing for evacuations in nearby areas as the Ukrainian military continued its advance. The next day, Ukraine retook the key cities of Izium and Kupiansk, securing access to the Oskil River. By the 11th, Ukraine has successfully advanced up to from the pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskil Dam
The Oskil Dam (), also known as the Oskil Hydroelectric Station, was a former hydroelectric plant in Eastern Ukraine along the Oskil River. The plant first began operation in 1958, and was destroyed on April 2, 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War. History During the 1950s, the Soviets began to plan for the construction of a series of infrastructure projects to alleviate the water shortage surrounding the Siverskyi Donets. They decided on the construction of the Siverskyi Donets – Donbas Canal and the Oskil Dam. The construction of dam first began in 1954, and was completed by 1956. The construction for the power plant soon also completed by 1957, and both began operation in 1958. Since then, the dam has created the Oskil Reservoir as a water source for the local population. On April 2, 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the power plant was destroyed as a result of Russian shelling. This destruction caused the water from the reservoir to create flooding in the downstre ... [...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] |
Oskil Reservoir
The Oskil Reservoir (; , sometimes translated as ''Oskol'', ''Oskilske -'') was an artificial lake on the Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It was formerly known as the Chervony-Oskil Reservoir. The reservoir was opened in 1958. Before it was drained, the reservoir's area was 130 km², with a maximal length of 125 km, a maximal width of 4 km, an average depth of 4 m and a volume of approximately 474 hm³. The purpose of the reservoir was to regulate water levels, to serve as a source for electricity, and to help the fishing industry. Destruction During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the reservoir was noted for its strategic importance, as causing downstream flooding would be one way to slow Russian advances in the Donbas. In July 2022, Russian shelling destroyed the reservoir's Oskil Dam The Oskil Dam (), also known as the Oskil Hydroelectric Station, was a former hydroelectric plant in Eastern Ukraine along the Oskil River. The plant first be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donets
The Seversky Donets () or Siverskyi Donets (), usually simply called the Donets (), is a river on the south of the East European Plain. It originates in the Central Russian Upland, north of Belgorod, flows south-east through Ukraine (Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts) and then again through Russia (Rostov Oblast) to join the river Don, about from the Sea of Azov. The Donets is the fourth-longest river in Ukraine, and the largest in eastern Ukraine, where it is an important source of fresh water. It gives its name to the Donets Basin, known commonly as the Donbas, an important coal-mining and industrial region in Ukraine. Etymology The names ''Don'' and its diminutive ''Donets'' are derived from Iranic, Sarmatian "the river".Mallory, J.P. and Victor H. Mair. ''The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West''. London: Thames and Hudson, 2000. p. 106 Scytho-Sarmatians inhabited the areas to the north of the Black Sea from 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kruhliakivka
Kruhliakivka (, ) is a village in Ukraine, located in the Kupiansk Raion in the Kharkiv Oblast. History In April 2022, Ukrainian forces captured the village from Russian control. In August 2023, Russian forces reportedly struck private houses in the village with Guided bomb, guided aerial bombs, killing at least two civilians and injuring five others. On 18 October 2024, Ukrainian forces claimed to have pushed Russian forces out of the village. Russian forces advanced in the southwestern part of the village around 19 October. On 30 October, the Russian army claimed to have recaptured the village. Transportation Kruhliakivka is located on two roads leading towards Kupiansk. One road (O-211942) leads along the eastern bank of the Oskil and the second road (P-79) leads with a bridge over the Oskil to the village of Sen'kove (Ukraine), Sen'kove. According to the OpenData map service OpenStreetMap, the bridge over the Oskil has been destroyed.OpenStreetMap Informations; Retrieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borova, Izium Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
Borova (, ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Izium Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Borova settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Borova is located to the southeast of Kharkiv. Geography Borova is situated on the eastern bank of Oskil Reservoir of the Oskil (river), Oskil. Distance from Kharkiv via the railway 193 km, by the road 165 km. The core railway station namely :uk:Переддонбасівська, Pereddonbasivska (approx. 1,5 km). Boyni and Pydliman are the nearest villages. The distance from Borova to Pydliman is about 2 km. History Borova was a village in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. A local newspaper has been published here since 1934. During World War II, it was under German occupation from July 1942 to February 1943. Starting in 1968, it was designated as an urban-type settlement. In January 1989, the population was 7396 people. In January 2013 ... [...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] |
Dvorichna
Dvorichna (, ) is a rural settlement in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Dvorichna settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the town was captured by Russian forces, but was recaptured by Ukrainian forces in September 2022 during a major counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast. As of January 2025, the town is under Russian control. History In July 1931, the town began publishing its own local newspaper, which it still continues to do today. In 1960, the town became classified as an urban-type settlement. This remained until 26 January 2024, when a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Dvorichna became a rural settlement. Until 18 July 2020, Dvorichna was the administrative center of Dvorichna Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions in Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Dvorichn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kivsharivka
Kivsharivka (, ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Kupiansk Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the left bank of the Oskil (river), Oskil, in the drainage basin of the Don (river), Don. Kivsharivka belongs to Kupiansk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: History Until 18 July 2020, Kivsharivka belonged to Kupiansk Municipality. The municipality was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kupiansk Municipality was merged into Kupiansk Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Kivsharivka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Kivsharivka became a rural settlement. Population Language Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 Ukrainian census, 2001 census: Economy Transportation is on the railway connec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi
Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi (, ) is a rural settlement in Kupiansk Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the left bank of the Oskil, in the drainage basin of the Don. Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi belongs to Kupiansk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: History The settlement was created in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire to serve the eponymous railway station. During World War II it was occupied by Axis troops from July 1942 to February 1943. In 1956 a city club was built here. In January 1989 the population was 13,196. Until 18 July 2020, Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi belonged to Kupiansk Municipality. The municipality was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kupiansk Municipality was merged into Kupiansk Raion. In 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine and occupied Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi. On September 10, amidst Ukraine's offensive in Kharkiv Oblast, Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast (, ), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna (), is an oblast (province) in eastern Ukraine. Kharkiv borders Luhansk Oblast to the east, Donetsk Oblast to the southeast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to the southwest, Poltava Oblast to the west, Sumy Oblast to the northwest and Russia's Belgorod Oblast to the north. Its area is , or 5.2% of the total territory of Ukraine. The oblast is the third-most populous of Ukraine, with a population of 2,598,961 in 2021, more than half (1.42 million) of whom live in the city of Kharkiv, the oblast's administrative center. Nomenclature Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially called "oblast centers" (, translit. ''oblasnyi tsentr''). The name of each oblast is a relative adjective, formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city: ''Kharkiv'' is the center of the ''Kharkivs’ka oblast’'' (Kharkiv Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
