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Horobivka
Horobivka ( uk, Гороб'ївка, russian: Горобьевка, Gorobievka) is a village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. In 2001, it had a population of 263 people. It is located northeast of Kupiansk. , the village is currently fully occupied by Russian forces during their invasion of Ukraine. See the detailed map. History 2020 Kharkiv Oblast forest fire In September 2020, the village almost completely burned down as a result of a forest fire in the wider Kharkiv region. The residents were evacuated. 22 houses were destroyed, leaving 33 people homeless. 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine It was occupied by the Russian Armed Forces as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 24 September 2022, it was reported by Russian milbloggers that Ukrainian forces had recaptured the village as part of their wider counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. Over the course of the next month, Russia made efforts to recapture the territory it lost in northeast Kha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dvorichne
Dvorichne ( uk, Дворічне, russian: Двуречное, Dvurechnoe) is a village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Dvorichna settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The village has a pre-war population of 326 people, and is most notable for which resides in the middle of the village. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village would become a frontline settlement after the 2022 Ukrainian eastern counteroffensive in September 2022, and would remain largely contested until Russian forces pushed the last Ukrainian forces from the settlement on 10 February 2023. The village remains under Russian control as of May 2023. Geography Dvorichne is located on the left bank of the Oskil river, where it is situated next to the and about upstream from the and tributaries. The village is adjacent to the downstream villages of Hrianykivka and Horobivka, and is surrounded by forest. Most notably, the village is home to , which is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavilzhanka
Tavilzhanka ( uk, Тавільжанка, russian: Таволжанка, Tavolzhanka) is a village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russian troops during their initial advance into the nation. After the success of the 2022 Ukrainian eastern counteroffensive, the village became disputed territory on 22 September, and would remain that way for some time, with Ukrainian forces possibly taking control by 27 December, according to the Institute for the Study of War. The recapture of the village most notably restored Ukrainian access to the P79 road above, which could potentially cut off supply to the Russian forces to the south in the Kharkiv Oblast, which made it a significant point of combat. Geography The village is surrounded by large areas of forests alongside the . After one kilometer, this river connects to the left tributary of the larger Oskil (river), downstream from the village of Dvor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masiutivka
Masiutivka ( uk, Масютівка, russian: Масютовка, Masyutovka) is a village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. During the Russian invasion in 2022, the village was captured early in the war by Russian forces, but was regained by Ukrainian forces likely sometime in early November. On 15 May 2023, a renewed local Russian offensive recaptured the village. Russian forces have maintained control of the village since then, and as of mid-July, have used area surrounding the village as a grouping point to stage attacks with the intent to cross the Oskil. Geography The village is located on the left bank of the Oskil river, below the smaller . The village consists of scattered houses located in a large pine forest. The closest railway station is located at at a distance of away. History According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 22 people, who lived in two of the three estates located in the village. On 12 June 2020; Decree No. 725 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Kharkiv Counteroffensive
The 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive was a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory of the Kharkiv Oblast which was launched on 6 September 2022. Following the launch of the Kherson counteroffensive in Southern Ukraine in late August, Ukrainian forces began a second counteroffensive in early September in Kharkiv Oblast, in Eastern Ukraine. During the offensive, Ukraine had retaken over 500 settlements and 12,000 square kilometers of territory in the Kharkiv region. Background Russian offensives in the first months of its invasion of Ukraine left large swathes of the Kharkiv Oblast under Russian control, including the key logistical hubs of Izium and Kupiansk. The majority of Kharkiv Oblast remained within Ukrainian control, however, including the city of Kharkiv, where the Russian military continuously bombarded with rocket, artillery, and cluster munition until August. Ukrainian forces held off Russian advances towards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dvorichna
Dvorichna ( uk, Дворічна, ) is an urban-type settlement in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Dvorichna settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: History It was a village in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. A local newspaper is published here since July 1931. Urban-type settlement since 1960. In January 1989 the population was 4807 people. In January 2013 the population was 3812 people. Until 18 July 2020, Dvorichna was the administrative center of Dvorichna Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Dvorichna Raion was merged into Kupiansk Raion. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Dvorichna was a scene of fighting for over a month before being occupied by Russian forces on 14 April 2022. On 11 September 2022, the settlement returned to Ukr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrianykivka
Hrianykivka ( uk, Гряниківка; russian: link=no, Гряниковка) is a village in Kupiansk Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about east by south from the centre of Kharkiv city. The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but was later liberated as of 15 September amid 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive when Ukrainian forces advanced to the east side of Oskil River from another newly liberated town, Dvorichna Dvorichna ( uk, Дворічна, ) is an urban-type settlement in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Dvorichna settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: History .... It was recaptured by the Russian army in February 2023.https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-its-forces-capture-village-ukraines-kharkiv-region-2023-02-18/ References {{Kharkiv-geo-stub Villages in Kupiansk Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Language
Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of four living East Slavic languages, and is also a part of the larger Balto-Slavic languages. Besides Russia itself, Russian is an official language in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and is used widely as a lingua franca throughout Ukraine, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and to some extent in the Baltic states. It was the De facto#National languages, ''de facto'' language of the former Soviet Union,1977 Soviet Constitution, Constitution and Fundamental Law of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977: Section II, Chapter 6, Article 36 and continues to be used in public life with varying proficiency in all of the post-Soviet states. Russian has over 258 million total speakers worldwide. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Language
Ukrainian ( uk, украї́нська мо́ва, translit=ukrainska mova, label=native name, ) is an East Slavic language of the Indo-European language family. It is the native language of about 40 million people and the official state language of Ukraine in Eastern Europe. Written Ukrainian uses the Ukrainian alphabet, a variant of the Cyrillic script. The standard Ukrainian language is regulated by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NANU; particularly by its Institute for the Ukrainian Language), the Ukrainian language-information fund, and Potebnia Institute of Linguistics. Comparisons are often drawn to Russian, a prominent Slavic language, but there is more mutual intelligibility with Belarusian,Alexander M. Schenker. 1993. "Proto-Slavonic," ''The Slavonic Languages''. (Routledge). pp. 60–121. p. 60: " hedistinction between dialect and language being blurred, there can be no unanimity on this issue in all instances..."C.F. Voegelin and F.M. Voegelin. 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luhansk People's Republic
The Luhansk or Lugansk People's Republic (russian: Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика, Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika, ; abbreviated as LPR or LNR, rus, ЛНР) is a disputed entity created by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, which claims Luhansk Oblast. It began as a breakaway state (2014–2022) and was then annexed by Russia in 2022. The city of Luhansk is the claimed capital city. Pro-Russian unrest erupted in the Donbas region in response to the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity. In April 2014, armed pro-Russian separatists seized government buildings and declared the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) as independent states, which received no international recognition prior to 2022. Ukraine and others viewed them as Russian puppet states and as terrorist organisations. This sparked the War in Donbas, part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian War which also saw the Russian occupation and annexatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 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 Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An estimated 8 million Ukrainians were displaced within their country by late May and 7.8 million fled the country by 8 November 2022, while Russia, within five weeks of the invasion, experienced its greatest emigration since the 1917 October Revolution. Following the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, Russia annexed Crimea, and Russian-backed paramilitaries seized part of the Donbas region of south-eastern Ukraine, which consists of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, sparking a regional war. In March 2021, Russia began a large military build-up along its border with Ukraine, eventually amassing up to 190,000 troops and their equipment. Despite the build-up, denials of plans to invade or attack Ukraine were issued by various Russian gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
