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Russian Occupation Of Dnipropetrovsk And Poltava Oblasts
The Russian occupation of Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava oblasts relate to how in the early phases of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there were reported skirmishes between Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and northern Poltava Oblast. This resulted in the military occupation of several small villages and towns, spilling over from much larger targets in Donetsk, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast In 2022, when Russian troops completed the encirclement of Mariupol by securing northern towns, and clashing near Velyka Novosilka, clashes were reported near Ternove, Novomykolaivka, Kalynivske, Berezove, Stepove and Maliivka, all in Synelnykove Raion, bordering Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Oblasts, partially occupied by Russian forces. Ukrainian forces reported small battles near the Ternove area on 1 March. Other areas such as Novoheorhiivka and Zaporizke were possibly occupied for an unknown period of time. Ukrainian forces claimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ( uk, Дніпропетро́вська о́бласть, translit=Dnipropetrovska oblast), also referred to as Dnipropetrovshchyna ( uk, Дніпропетро́вщина), is an oblast (province) of central-eastern Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. It was created on February 27, 1932. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has a population of about approximately 80% of whom live centering on administrative centers: Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Kamianske, Nikopol and Pavlohrad. The Dnieper River runs through the oblast. In 2019, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine approved the change of the oblast's name to Sicheslav Oblast ( uk, Січесла́вська о́бласть, translit=Sicheslavska oblast). Geography The Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is located in southeastern Ukraine. The area of the oblast (31,974 km2) comprises about 5.3% of the total area of the country. Its longitude from north to south is 130 km, from east to west – 300&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaporizke, Velykomykhailivka Rural Hromada, Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Zaporizke (Ukrainian: Запорізьке) is a village in the Synelnykove Raion of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. It has a population of 103. The body of local self-government is Berezivske village council. Overview Geography and Topography The village is located close to tripoint border of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk Oblast. The terrain is mostly flat with minor hills. Close to the village are other small villages such as eastwardly located from Novomykolaivka and Kalynivske, south-west of Berezove and occidental from Novoheorhiivka. A small pond is found near the north portion of the settlement. The elevation is 149 meters. History Russian Empire The village was part of the Ekaterinoslav Governorate. Invasion of Ukraine During the Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vepryk, Poltava Oblast
Vepryk (Ukrainian: Веприк) is a village in Myrhorod Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Velyki Budyshcha rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Vepryk has a population of 2915. The local self-government body is the Veprytsky Village Council. After the dissolution of the Hadiach Raion, it was merged into the Myrhorod Raion. Geography It is located on the left bank of the Psel River, on both sides of its tributary of the . Upstream at a distance of 4.5 km is the village of Bobryk, downstream at a distance of 8 km is the village of , on the opposite bank, is the village of . The river in this place is winding, forming estuaries, and old and marshy lakes. The T 1705 highway runs through the village. Following this highway will lead to Hadiach. The elevation is 115m. History In, 1764 Catherine II presented Vepryk to the last hetman of Ukraine Kirill Razumovsky. According to the census of 1859 in Vepryk — 545 yards, 4027 inhabitants, 4 ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirky, Poltava Oblast
Pirky (Ukrainian: Пірки) is a village in Poltava Raion of Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Zinkiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Pirky has a population of 703. The body of local self-government is the Tarasiv village council. Geography The village is located on the banks of the Tashan river. This causes much of the area to be formed to estuaries, marshlands and swamps, due to the river's windiness. The elevation is 116 meters. It is located 7.5 kilometers from Zinkiv. History During the Holodomor, in 1932–1933, 524 people died. Up until 2016, the village was called ''Komsomolske.'' Until 18 July 2020, Pirky belonged to Zinkiv Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinkiv
Zinkiv (, ) is a city in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Zinkiv Raion. Population: Gallery File:Будинок (вул. Леніна, Зіньків).JPG, Modern architecture Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural movement or architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that for ... in Zinkiv File:Будинок 2 (вул. Леніна, Зіньків).JPG, Neo-gothic bank building File:Зіньківський районний народний історичний музей.JPG, History museum File:У центрі Зінькова на Полтавщині.JPG, Downtown Zinkiv References Cities in Poltava Oblast Zenkovsky Uyezd Shtetls Cities of district significance in Ukraine Cossack Hetmanate {{Poltava-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadiach
Hadiach ( uk, Га́дяч, Hadyach, ; russian: Гáдяч, Gadyach, pl, Hadziacz), sometimes spelled Hadyach, Gadyach, Gadiach, Haditch, or Hadziacz, is a city of regional significance in Poltava Oblast (province) in the central-east part of Ukraine. Located on the Psel River, the city is located in the Myrhorod Raion (district), though administratively it does not belong to the raion. Population: Overview Hadiach was granted city rights in 1634. It was a city of Kyiv Voivodeship, Cossack Hetmanate, and Poltava Governorate. At times of Cossack Hetmanate, Hadiach was a residence of Ukrainian Hetman Ivan Briukhovetsky, election of which saw division of the Hetmanate along the Dnieper river (see The Ruin (Ukrainian history)). Hadiach is one of the main points of interest to Hasidic Jews visiting Ukraine due to the old cemetery that is on the river running through the city, where Shneur Zalman of Liadi is buried. Until 2020 was a administrative center of Hadyach Raion. Clima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psel (river)
The Psel (, translit. ''Psyol''; , translit. ''Psel, Ps'ol, Pslo'') is a river, a left tributary of the Dnieper, which flows through Russia and Ukraine. The Psel has a length of and a drainage basin of .Псёл The river's right bank is high and steep, unlike the low, left bank. Its periods of freezing range from December until the end of February to the beginning of April. Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the river Psel (from source to mouth): Left: Ilyok,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Okhtyrka
The battle of Okhtyrka was a military engagement in and around Okhtyrka city in Sumy Oblast of Ukraine. It began on 24 February 2022, as part of the Northeastern Ukraine offensive during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Fighting began in the outskirts of the city as Russian forces attempted to occupy the city. The initial advance was repelled, and the city was attacked by artillery fire. On March 26, 2022, it was reported that the strategic stronghold of Trostianets was taken back by Ukrainian Forces. This disrupted Russian communications and supply routes, threatening the Russian front. The Russian offensive has been criticized for civilian casualties and the use of cluster bombs, which may constitute war crimes. Battle On the morning of 24 February, Russian forces entered Sumy Oblast from Russia, with fighting beginning at 07:30 at the nearby village of Velyka Pysarivka. Russian forces were unable to occupy Okhtyrka, and retreated the following day, leaving behind ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Lebedyn
The battle of Lebedyn was a series of clashes that began on 26 February 2022 at the city of Lebedyn, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast, as a part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Timeline 26–27 February On the evening of 26 February, Ukrainian forces held the Russian Forces on the outskirts of the city. The Russians reportedly suffered significant losses. At 22:45, a battle began in Kamiane. Five soldiers were brought to the hospitals of Lebedyn on the morning of 27 February. Almost all of them were wounded in and around Batiutenko Street. According to the Regional Centre of Emergency Care and Disaster Medicine, no wounded civilians arrived. On the night of 27 February, 37-year-old Olexandr Smilian, born in Kapustyntsi, died in the battle of Lebedyn . 28 February In the afternoon, a column of Russian military vehicles went to Trostianets coming from the direction of Lebedyn. About 18:00, Ukrainian troops reportedly destroyed a Russian military base at near Lebedyn with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Trostianets
The battle of Trostianets was a military engagement during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The city of Trostianets, in Sumy Oblast, was attacked by Russian forces of the 1st Guards Tank Army in late February as part of the Northeastern Ukraine offensive. Occupied for just over a month, it was re-captured by Ukrainian forces in late March, with the 1st Guards being badly mauled in the processes. Battle Russian offensive Trostianets was attacked on the first day of the invasion, 24 February. Ukrainian territorial defense forces felled trees on the main routes into town, slowing the Russian advance. After fighting, the city was captured by Russian forces on 1 March 2022. The Russian military headquarters was established at the town's main train station. In mid-March, some Russian troops were replaced with Russian-supported separatist forces. Approximately 800 Russian troops occupied the city. During the occupation, Ukrainian police officers remained in the city incognito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakhovka Reservoir
The Kakhovka Reservoir (, ''Kakhovs′ke vodoskhovyshche'') is a water reservoir on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. It was created in 1956, when the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was built. It is one of several reservoirs in the Dnieper reservoir cascade. Geography The reservoir covers a total area of 2,155 square kilometres in the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts of Ukraine. It is 240 km long and up to 23 km wide. The depth varies from 3 to 26 metres and averages 8.4 meters. The total water volume is 18.2 km³. It is used mainly to supply hydroelectric stations, the Krasnoznamianka Irrigation System, the Kakhovka Irrigation System, industrial plants such as the 5.7 GW Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, freshwater fish farms, the North Crimean Canal and the Dnieper–Kryvyi Rih Canal. Its creation formed a deep-water route for ships to sail up the Dnieper. Gallery File:Каховське водосховище світанок.jpg File ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Marianske (Ukrainian: Мар'янське) is a village located in Kryvyi Rih Raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. It belongs to Zelenodolsk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has a total population of 4183 people. Geography The townlet has an elevation of 24 meters. The village is located on the west bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir. Geographically, the village is located near the border with the Beryslav Raion ( Kherson Oblast). The H23 and T0403 highways pass through the village. A large bay separates two banks of the village, where the former Ternivka River used to cross. It is located in Kryvyi Rih Raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. 2020 Raion Reforms Until 18 July 2020, Marianske belonged to Apostolove Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Apostolove Raion was merged into Kryvyi Rih Raion. History Early 20th Century Few docum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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