village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the administrative district of
Gmina Ulhówek
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Gmina Ulhówek is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. Its seat is the village of Ulhówek, which lies approximately east of Tomaszów Lu ...
, within
Tomaszów Lubelski County Tomaszów may refer to the following places in Poland:
* Tomaszów Bolesławiecki, village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
* Tomaszów, Lublin Voivodeship, village in Puławy County
* Tomaszów Lubelski County, county in Lublin Voivodeship
** Tom ...
,
Lublin Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in the southeastern part of the country, with its capital being the city of Lublin.
The region is named after its largest city and regional capital, Lu ...
, in eastern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
, close to the border with
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. It lies approximately east of
Ulhówek
Ulhówek is a village in Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Ulhówek. It lies approximately east of Tomaszów Lube ...
, east of
Tomaszów Lubelski
Tomaszów Lubelski is a town in south-eastern Poland with 19,365 inhabitants (2017). Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, near Roztocze National Park, it is the capital of Tomaszów Lubelski County.
History
The town was founded at the end of the ...
, and south-east of the regional capital
Lublin
Lublin is List of cities and towns in Poland, the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the centre of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin i ...
. The village is located in the historical region Galicia.
History
2024 airspace violation
On 24 March 2024,
Russia
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launched a major airstrike attack against
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
, involving at least 20 missiles. At 4:23 am, one missile launched against Ukraine crossed the
Poland–Ukraine border
The Polish–Ukrainian border is the state border between Poland and Ukraine. It has a total length of