Vepryk ( Ukrainian: Веприк) is a village in

Myrhorod Raion Myrhorod Raion (; 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, as part of the administrative reform of Uk ...

Poltava Oblast Poltava Oblast (), also referred to as Poltavshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava. Most of its territory was par ...

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. It belongs to Velyki Budyshcha rural hromada, one of the

hromada In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...

s 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 Hadiach Raion (; translit.: ''Hadyats'kyi Raion'') was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the city of Hadiach, which was incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance and did ...

, it was merged into the

Geography

It is located on the left bank of the

Psel River The Psel or Psyol (; ) 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 .

, on both sides of its tributary of the . Upstream at a distance of 4.5 km is the village of

Bobryk Bobryk () is a village in Myrhorod Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. 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 vill ...

, 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 Hadiach (, ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Myrhorod Raion, Poltava Oblast in east-central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of . Hadiach is located on the Psel (river), Psel River. Population: Name In addition to the Ukrainian lan ...

. The elevation is 115m.

History

In 1764,

Catherine II Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III ...

presented Vepryk to the last hetman of Ukraine

Kirill Razumovsky Count Kirill Grigoryevich Razumovsky or Razumovski (also known as ''Cyril Razumovski''; ; ; Oleksander Ohloblyn. Rozumovsky, Kyrylo'. Encyclopedia of Ukraine – ) was a Russian statesman of Ukrainian Cossack origin who served as the last ...

. According to the census of 1859 in Vepryk — 545 yards, 4027 inhabitants, 4 churches — (2 brick): Mykolaivska and Uspenska (built in 1823 and 1837) and 2 wooden ones: St. George's and Troitskaya (1787, 1793), 4 fairs were held per year. Until 18 July 2020, Vepryk belonged to

. 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 c ...

s of Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Hadiach Raion was merged into Myrhorod Raion.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

The village was at the center of hostilities during the 2022 Russian invasion. On February 28, a Russian convoy was destroyed in the village and a local gas station was blown up so that the Russians could not obtain fuel. The village was not occupied. Russians tried to advanced towards

, but were repelled.

References

{{Poltava Oblast Villages in Myrhorod Raion

Geography

History

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

See also

References