Buzova ( uk, Бузова) is a village in
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 inv ...
, in
Bucha Raion (district) of the
Kyiv Oblast
Kyiv Oblast ( uk, Ки́ївська о́бласть, translit=Kyïvska oblast), also called Kyivshchyna ( uk, Ки́ївщина), is an oblast (province) in central and northern Ukraine. It surrounds, but does not include, the city of Kyiv, w ...
. It belongs to
Dmytrivka rural hromada, one of the
hromada
A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...
s of Ukraine.
The village has a population of 1,548. The
M06 highway runs past it.
History
Until 18 July 2020, Buzova belonged to
Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion was split between Bucha,
Fastiv, and
Obukhiv Raion
Obukhiv Raion () is a raion (district) in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Obukhiv. Population: .
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast was reduced to seven, and ...
s, with Buzova being transferred to Bucha Raion.
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
During the
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 ...
, Russian forces attacked the stadium and fought over the recreational airstrip just outside the village. It was reported on 1 March 2022 that shelling hit the Adonis private maternity hospital beside the highway, and that there had been heavy fighting in the area for several days prior. It was later reported that a mass grave of civilians killed by Russian forces was found in the village.
References
External links
Buzova at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine site
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Villages in Bucha Raion