Seredyna-Buda (Ukrainian: Середина-Буда) is a city in Shostka Raion of Sumy Oblast of northeastern Ukraine. It was the administrative center of Seredyna-Buda Raion until it was abolished on 18 July 2020.[1] It is located on Bryansk to Konotop branch line and is served by the railway station Zernove. Seredyna-Buda was founded in the 17th century by Old Believers migrated from Russia. It has had town status since 1964. Population: 6,888 (2022 estimate).[2] In 2001, the population was 7,500.

Seredyna-Buda
Середина-Буда
Coat of arms of Seredyna-Buda
Seredyna-Buda is located in Sumy Oblast
Seredyna-Buda
Seredyna-Buda
Location of Seredyna-Buda
Seredyna-Buda is located in Ukraine
Seredyna-Buda
Seredyna-Buda
Seredyna-Buda (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 52°11′09″N 34°02′18″E / 52.18583°N 34.03833°E / 52.18583; 34.03833
Country Ukraine
OblastSumy Oblast
RaionShostka Raion
HromadaSeredyna-Buda urban hromada
Founded1650
Government
 • MayorOleksandr Hryhorovych
Area
 • Total
27.03 km2 (10.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
7,500
Postal code
41000
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20140222101001/http://s-buda.gov.ua/

On February 24, 2022, it was one of the cities captured by the Russian Armed Forces during their invasion of Ukraine. It was recaptured a few days later by the Ukrainian Army after they took back their lands.

References

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  1. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.