Bobryk ( uk, Бобрик) is a village in
Myrhorod Raion
Myrhorod Raion ( uk, Миргородський район; translit.: ''Myrhorods'kyi raion'') is a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center is the city of Myrhorod. Population:
On 18 July 2020, ...
,
Poltava Oblast
Poltava Oblast ( uk, Полта́вська о́бласть, translit=Poltavska oblast; also referred to as Poltavshchyna – uk, Полта́вщина, literally 'Poltava Country') is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative ...
,
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas ...
. It belongs to
Velyki Budyshcha rural hromada, one of the
hromadas of Ukraine.
It has a population of 791. The local self-government body is the Bobrytska village council. The village of Bobryk is located on the left bank of the
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 .[Vepryk
Vepryk ( ua, Веприк) is a selo in Ukraine, in Fastiv Raion of Kyiv Oblast. It belongs to Fastiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
The village has a population of 1,053. It is famous for being the place where Ukrainian compo ...]
. The river in this place is winding, forming estuaries, and old and marshy lakes. It is located 22 kilometers from the district center and 24 kilometers to the
Hadiach railway station. It has an elevation of 113 meters.
Until 18 July 2020, Bobryk belonged to
Hadiach 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 French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
s of Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Hadiach Raion was merged into Myrhorod Raion.
In 2022, it was
invaded and captured by Russian forces for some time.
References
{{Poltava Oblast
Villages in Myrhorod Raion