Topoli (; , ) is a

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 ...

Kupiansk Raion Kupiansk Raion () is a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Kupiansk. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kharkiv Ob ...

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, Ukraine, near the border with Russia. It was captured early in the 2022

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by Russian forces.See the detailed map.

Geography

Topoli is south-east of the river Oskil. It is 17 kilometers from

Tavilzhanka Tavilzhanka (, ) is a village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Dvorichna settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russian troops. After the s ...

, 21 kilometers from

Dvorichna Dvorichna (, ) is a rural settlement in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Dvorichna settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the town was captured by Ru ...

, 40 kilometers from

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and 35 kilometers from

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. It was part of

Dvorichna Raion Dvorichna Raion () was a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Dvorichna. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced t ...

until that was merged with Kupiansk Raion in 2020. A railway line runs north through the village and across the border to Urazovo in Russia. Since June 24, 2017, there has been a border service point named after the town , which was opened by Interior Minister

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and NSDC Secretary

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History

The village was founded in 1725. On June 12, 2020, it became part of

Dvorichna settlement hromada The Dvorichna settlement hromada (, ) is a hromada in the Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. The hromada was created on 12 June 2020, and is centrally administered by the urban-type settlement of Dvorichna, being the local government for 5 ...

. On July 17, 2020, after the abolition of

, it became part of Kupiansk Raion. The village was occupied by Russian troops on February 25, 2022.

Social facilities

There is a cultural center with a hall that seats 120, and a library. Children are educated at Topoli High School. There is a medical center, paramedic stations, and a network of retail outlets.

References

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