Ripky ( uk, Ріпки) 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
Chernihiv Raion
Chernihiv Raion ( uk, Чернігівський район) is a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is the city of Chernihiv. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of ...
,
Chernihiv Oblast (
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
) of northern
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 ...
. The village of Hlynenka is subordinated to Ripky. It hosts the administration of
Ripky settlement hromada, one of the
hromadas of Ukraine.
Population:
History
First mentioned in 1607. The population of Ripky actively participated in the national liberation struggle led by
Bohdan Khmelnytsky. The town was a Royiska Sotnia (village Royische near Chernihiv) Chernihiv Regiment at the beginning of the 19th century. - Parish center. In 1905-1907 Ripky was the center for the revolutionary actions of the peasants. During the Civil War many of the residents acted as guerrilla groups, which entered the Bogunskiy regiment. In 1943 residents acted as underground district committees of the party and guerrilla group.
September 26, 1943 Nazi troops were driven out of Ripky by the Red Army.
Since 1958 Ripky has remained an urban-type settlement.
Until 18 July 2020, Ripky was the administrative center of
Ripky Raion
Ripky Raion ( uk, Ріпкинський район) was a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the urban-type settlement of Ripky. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of t ...
. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Ripky Raion was merged into Chernihiv Raion.
2022 Russian Invasion
Clashes have been ongoing in Ripky between the
Ukrainian Armed Forces
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine ( uk, Збро́йні си́ли Украї́ни), most commonly know ...
and the invading
Russian Armed Forces in the area since 24 February 2022, with multiple Russian convoys destroyed in ongoing clashes.
A video of broken Russian equipment near Ripok has appeared
suspilne.media (25 February 2022) .
Geography and Climate
Demographics
Population
Native Language Distribution (2001)
Economy
Culture
Government
Education
References
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Gorodnyansky Uyezd
Urban-type settlements in Chernihiv Raion