Horobivka ( uk, Гороб'ївка, russian: Горобьевка, Gorobievka) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in Kupiansk Raion,

Kharkiv Oblast Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luhans ...

, Ukraine. In 2001, it had a population of 263 people. It is located northeast of

Kupiansk Kupiansk ( uk, Куп'янськ, ) is a city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kupiansk Raion. It is also an important railroad junction for the oblast. Kupiansk hosts the administrative offices of Kupiansk Ur ...

. , the village is currently fully occupied by Russian forces during their

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. 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

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2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

It was occupied by the Russian Armed Forces as part of 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 ...

. 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 Kharkiv Oblast, including Horobivka. On 18 October 2022, an official from the self-proclaimed

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 ...

first claimed that Russian forces had recaptured Horobivka. The village is still currently occupied by Russian forces.

Demographics

In 2001, the village had 263 inhabitants. Of these, 243 spoke

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, and 20 spoke Russian.

References

{{Kharkiv-geo-stub Villages in Kupiansk Raion Populated places established in 1799