Zhuravlyovka () is a

rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically describ ...

(a selo) and the administrative center of Zhuravlyovskoye Rural Settlement,

Belgorodsky District Belgorodsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.Law #248 Municipally, it is incorporated as Belgorodsky Municipal District.Law #159 It is located in the southwest of the oblast, on t ...

Belgorod Oblast Belgorod Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Belgorod. , the population is 1,540,486. History During the Princely ...

, Russia. The population was 1,193 as of 2010. There are 22 streets.

Geography

Zhuravlyovka is located 29 km southwest of Maysky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Nekhoteyevka is the nearest rural locality.

History

Zhuravlyovka was reported to be the scene of fighting during the

March 2024 western Russia incursion On 12 March 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukrainian-backed armed groups launched a cross-border incursion from Ukraine into Russia. They entered Belgorod and Kursk Oblasts and clashed with the Russian military. At least three groups too ...

. On 17 October 2024, Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces crossed the border and raided the village in an effort to threaten Russian supply lines. The governor of Belgorod Oblast

Vyacheslav Gladkov Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Gladkov (; born 15 January 1969) is a Russian politician serving as the governor of Belgorod Oblast since 27 September 2021. He served as the acting governor from 18 November 2020 before his election. He is a member of t ...

denied that the village was under Ukrainian control, but claimed the area of the village had been the target of cross border raids since February 22, 2022.

References

Rural localities in Belgorodsky District {{BelgorodOblast-geo-stub