| Motyzhyn | |||||||
| Native Name: | Мотижин | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | uk | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | Village | ||||||
| Established Title: | Status | ||||||
| Established Date: | 1162 | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 4.43 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 1011 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2001 census | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Timezone: | EET | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +2 | ||||||
| Timezone Dst: | EEST | ||||||
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Kyiv Oblast#Ukraine | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Motyzhin within Ukraine | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 50.3817°N 29.9364°W | ||||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 08060 | ||||||
| Area Code Type: | Area code | ||||||
| Area Code: | +380 4578 | ||||||
| Elevation M: | 184 | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: | Ukraine | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Province | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Kyiv Oblast | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | District | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Bucha Raion | ||||||
| Pushpin Relief: | y | ||||||
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Motyzhyn (uk|Мотижин, pronounced as /uk/) is a village in Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located west of the capital Kyiv.[1] It belongs to Makariv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2]
Until 18 July 2020, Motyzhyn was located in Makariv Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Makariv Raion was split between Bucha and Fastiv Raions, with Motyzhyn being transferred to Bucha Raion.[3] [4]
In late February 2022, Motyzhyn came under heavy attack due to its position on the Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In April 2022, the Ukrainian interior ministry reported that Olga Sukhenko, the mayor, and her family were shot, killed and buried in a shallow grave.[8] Their bodies were found after Russian troops withdrew from the area.[9] Motyzhyn had been occupied by Russian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine from 27 February until its liberation on 28 March.[10]
In August 2022, it was estimated that the damaged caused to Motyzhyn was estimated to be UAH 279.4m or $10.1m. 527 buildings were destroyed or damaged, including 479 residential buildings.[11]