Hrushivka (Ukrainian: Грушівка; Russian: Грушевка) is a village in Kupiansk Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 95.5 kilometres (59.3 mi) southeast by south (SEbS) from the centre of Kharkiv city.
Hrushivka
Грушівка | |
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  Hrushivka Location of Hrushivka in Kharkiv Oblast  Hrushivka Hrushivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′50″N 37°27′53″E / 49.680556°N 37.464722°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Kupiansk Raion |
| Founded | 1815 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,277 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 63758 |
| Area code | +380 5742 |
| KOATUU | 6323781201 |
| KATOTTH | UA63080070090027381 |
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The settlement came under attack by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and was regained by Ukrainian forces by the beginning of September the same year.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Kateryna Stepanenko; Grace Mappes; George Barros; Layne Philipson; Mason Clark (9 September 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 9". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
Ukrainian and Russian sources also suggested that Ukrainian forces may have advanced north of Hrushivka (12km west of Kupyansk) towards the Russian logistics hub in Velykyi Burluk, but these reports remain ambiguous and unconfirmed.
- ^ Luke Harding (25 September 2022). "The human tragedy of Hrushivka: the aftermath of a Russian cluster bomb attack in Ukraine". theguardian.com. Hrushivka. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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