Lyptsi ( uk, Липці) is a village in the

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, ...

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 ...

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. Situated at the point where the Lypets River flows into the

Kharkiv River The Kharkiv or Kharkov (, ) is a river in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, a left tributary of the Lopan. It originates from the town of Oktyabrsky in Belgorod Oblast, Russia and it falls into Lopan in the city of Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Хар� ...

, Lyptsi is close to the border with

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. It hosts the administration of

Lyptsi rural hromada Lyptsi ( uk, Липці) is a village in the Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Situated at the point where the Lypets River flows into the Kharkiv River, Lyptsi is close to the border with Russia. It hosts the administration of Lyptsi rur ...

, 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.

History

The village was founded in 1655 by peasants from

Right-bank Ukraine Right-bank Ukraine ( uk , Правобережна Україна, ''Pravoberezhna Ukrayina''; russian: Правобережная Украина, ''Pravoberezhnaya Ukraina''; pl, Prawobrzeżna Ukraina, sk, Pravobrežná Ukrajina, hu, Jobb p ...

. 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 ...

, the village was occupied by the Russian Armed Forces on 24 February 2022, a situation that continued into April. By 10 May, a Ukrainian counter-offensive to the north of Kharkiv meant that Lyptsi was contested. Ukraine regained control of the village on 11 September 2022 as part of a major

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in the Kharkhiv region.https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/11-september-ukrainian-military-raised-flag-in-lyptsi-town

References

Villages in Kharkiv Raion Populated places established in 1655 Kharkovsky Uyezd {{Kharkiv-geo-stub