Morokhovets Explained

Morokhovets
Native Name:Мороховець
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Village
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1730
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:0.3
Population Total:29
Population As Of:2001 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Kharkiv Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Morokhovets within Ukraine
Coordinates:50.2731°N 36.4711°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:62410
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 57
Elevation M:165
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast Region
Subdivision Name1:Kharkiv Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Kharkiv Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Lyptsi rural hromada
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Morokhovets (Ukrainian: Мороховець; Russian: link=no|Мороховец) is a village in Kharkiv Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, located 31.97km (19.87miles) north-northeast (NNE) of the centre of Kharkiv city. It belongs to Lyptsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

History

Morokhovets was founded in 1730 as a frontier settlement of the expanding Russian Empire.

During the initial eastern campaign of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russia on 24 February 2022, the first day of the conflict. It was subsequently retaken by Ukrainian forces later that year during its 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive. Morokhovets was once again captured by Russian forces on 11 May 2024 during the 2024 Kharkiv offensive.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 29 inhabitants. Their native languages were 47.73% Ukrainian and 52.27% Russian.