Kozacha Lopan ( uk, Козача Лопань, , russian: Казачья Лопань) is an
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
in
Kharkiv Raion
Kharkiv Raion ( uk, Харківський район) is a raion (district) of Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Kharkiv. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, ...
of
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 ...
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 ...
. It is located on the banks of the
Lopan
The Lopan (Russian and Ukrainian: Лопань) is a river that rises in Belgorod Oblast of Russia and flows across the Russian-Ukrainian border into Kharkiv Oblast where it joins the Udy in Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́ ...
in the drainage basin of the
Don
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to:
Places
*County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON
*Don (river), a river in European Russia
*Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name
*Don, Benin, a town in Benin
*Don, Dang, a vill ...
, about from the border with Russia. Kozacha Lopan belongs to
Derhachi urban 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.
Population:
History
Until 18 July 2020, Kozacha Lopan belonged to
Derhachi Raion
Derhachi Raion () was a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the town of Derhachi. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions ...
. 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 Derhachi Raion was merged into Kharkiv Raion.
2022 Russian occupation
In March 2022, after the start of the
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 ...
, the settlement was occupied by the Russian Army. As part of the invasion, Russian forces shelled residential areas in Kozacha Lopan. By May, there were unconfirmed reports that Ukrainian forces were engaged in combat near to the settlement.
By 11 September 2022, the Russian army has left Kozacha Lopan, prompting the locals to raise the Ukrainian flag once again.
[https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/11-september-locals-raised-ukrainian-flag-in-kozacha-lopan ]
Economy
Transportation
Kozacha Lopan railway station is on the railway connecting
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.[Belgorod
Belgorod ( rus, Белгород, p=ˈbʲeɫɡərət) is a city and the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River north of the border with Ukraine. Population: Demographics
The population of Be ...]
. There is local passenger traffic in the direction of Kharkiv, and long-distance trains connecting Kharkiv with Russia. Kozacha Lopan is the last station on the Ukrainian side, and here border and custom controls take place.
The settlement has road access to
Highway M20 which connects Kharkiv with the Russian border and continues across the border to Belgorod.
References
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Urban-type settlements in Kharkiv Raion
Kharkovsky Uyezd