Boromlia or Boromlya () is a village in Okhtyrka Raion, in Ukraine's central

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. It is the administrative centre of Boromlia rural hromada, one of the

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s of Ukraine. Its population is 4,270 ().

History

Boromlia was established by Cossack ataman Korney Vasilyev, along with 425 other Cossacks, who settled on the banks of the . The settlement was formally established in 1658 with the issuance of a royal charter by Russian Tsar

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. The Church of the Ascension of the Cross, part of the

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, was built between 1696 and 1726. Since the 19th century, Boromlia has been home to an active community of strawberry farmers. Since 1908 there have been annual strawberry exhibitions in the village.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Boromlia was hit by Russian airstrikes on 3 and 5 March 2022, which damaged gas and electrical infrastructure along with a kindergarten and about 140 houses, according to Vasyl Romanika, the head of the village administration. The village was occupied by Russia from 9 to 26 March, during the country's invasion of Ukraine. According to Romanika, four people were tortured and killed during the occupation.

Notable people

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archbishop of Pereiaslav and Boryspil * , Russian military surgeon * Vitaliy Butrym, Ukrainian Olympic 400-metre sprinter * , colonel of the

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* Maria Dahl, German zoologist * , Ukrainian People's Army leader and diaspora activist * , sergeant of the

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* , junior sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one of the

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References

{{Authority control Villages in Okhtyrka Raion