Yahidne (Ukrainian: Ягідне, pronounced [ˈjɑɦ⁽ʲ⁾idne]) is a Ukrainian village in Chernihiv Raion, around 140 km north east of Kyiv and around 15 km south of Chernihiv. The population was 318 people as of the 2001 census.[1] It was occupied by Russian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Yahidne
Ягідне | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Well in Yahidne | |
  Yahidne .svg) Yahidne | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′46″N 31°16′38″E / 51.3462°N 31.2771°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Raion | Chernihiv Raion |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 318 |
| Postal code | 15562 |
History
editDuring the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the village was occupied by Russian forces who looted and destroyed much of it.[2]
Inhabitants reported how during the Russian occupation of the village, soldiers forced more than 300 residents, of whom approximately sixty were children,[3] into the basement of a school at gunpoint, where they were held against their will from 5 March to 1 April that year. [2][4]
Seven villagers were reportedly executed by Russian soldiers and ten people died due to the poor conditions in the basement. Reuters and al Jazeera have stated that, in total, at least twenty people have been killed or died; however, no official death toll has been published.[3][5] The journalist Roman Nezhyborets was among those who were executed by Russian soldiers.[6]
In the beginning of April 2022, Russian forces withdrew from the village as part of the coordinated regional withdrawal from Northern Ukraine.[4]
In November 2024, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visited the school basement and commented on the inhumanity of the Russian occupation.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Population of settlements of Donetsk region according to the 2001 census". pop-stat.mashke.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ a b "A Ukrainian village tries to make sense of Russian occupation". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ a b "After 25 days trapped in basement, Ukrainian villagers count dead". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ a b "Forced into a basement in Ukraine, residents began to die". AP NEWS. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "Over 300 villagers near Kyiv trapped in basement for weeks, say residents". the Guardian. 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "After Russian withdrawal, Ukrainian journalists found killed in Bucha and Yahidne". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11/5/7483073/