The Oskil Reservoir ( uk, Оскільське водосховище; russian: Оскольское водохранилище, sometimes translated as ''Oskol'', ''Oskilske -'') was an artificial lake on the

Oskil River The Oskil ( uk, Оскiл) or Oskol (russian: Оскол) is a south-flowing river in Russia and Ukraine. It arises roughly between Kursk and Voronezh and flows south to join the Seversky Donets which flows southeast to join the Don. It is long, ...

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, Luhan ...

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. It was formerly known as the Chervony-Oskil Reservoir. The reservoir was opened in 1958. Its area is 130 km², with a maximal length of 125 km, a maximal width of 4 km, an average depth of 4 m and a volume of approximately 474 hm³. The purpose of the reservoir was to regulate flooding, to serve as a source for electricity, and to help the fishing industry. 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. ...

, the reservoir was noted for its strategic importance, as causing downstream flooding would be one way to slow Russian advances in the Donbas.

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Reservoirs in Ukraine Geography of Kharkiv Oblast {{Kharkiv-geo-stub