Gordeyevka, Kursk Oblast Explained

En Name:Gordeyevka
Ru Name:Гордеевка
Inhabloc Cat:Village
Pushpin Map:Russia Kursk Oblast#Russia
Federal Subject:Kursk Oblast
Adm District Jur:Korenevsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Viktorovka
Pop 2010Census:138

Gordeyevka is a village in western Russia, in Korenevsky District of Kursk Oblast.

Geography

The village is located on the Blyakhovets River, near the Russian-Ukrainian border, 108km (67miles) southwest of Kursk, 22.5km (14miles) south of the district centre — urban-type settlement Korenevo, 2.5km (01.6miles) from the centre of the village council — Viktorovka. The absolute height is 171 metres above sea level.

History

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The settlement came under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of the August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was later on recaptured by Russian armed forces.