Chaikyne () is a village located in the

Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion () is a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Novhorod-Siverskyi. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of ra ...

(

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) in

Chernihiv Oblast Chernihiv Oblast (), also referred to as Chernihivshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv. There are 1,511 sett ...

of northern

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. It forms part of

Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada Novhorod-Siverskyi urban territorial hromada () is one of the hromadas of Ukraine, located in Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion within Chernihiv Oblast. Its capital is the city of Novhorod-Siverskyi. The hromada has a total area of , as well as a popul ...

, one of the

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s of Ukraine.

History

On 12 June 2020, in accordance with the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 730-r "On the determination of administrative centers and approval of the territories of territorial communities of Chernihiv Oblast", Chaikyne became part of the Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada. On 17 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform, the village retained its place in

, which became larger in area.

Attractions

At the entrance to Chaikyne there is a memorial sign, the inscription on which reads: "Chaikyne is the birthplace of the President of Ukraine

Leonid Kuchma Leonid Danylovych Kuchma (, ; born 9 August 1938) is a Ukrainian politician who was the second president of Ukraine, serving from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. The only president of Ukraine to serve two terms, his presidency was marked by demo ...

". Also in the village, there is a monument to the soldiers of the

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who died in

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and a large Orthodox cathedral built during the presidency of Leonid Kuchma.

Notable people

Chaikyne is the birthplace of

, the second president of Ukraine.

References

{{Chernihiv Oblast Villages in Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion