Novi Petrivtsi Explained

Novi Petrivtsi
Native Name:Нові Петрівці
Native Name Lang:Ukrainian, Russian
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Kyiv Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Novi Petrivtsi, Kyiv Oblast
Coordinates:50.6231°N 30.4464°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Kyiv Oblast
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Vyshhorod Raion
Area Total Km2:9.39
Population Total:7700
Postal Code:07354
Area Code:+380 04596

Novi Petrivtsi (Ukrainian: Нові Петрівці) is a large village located just north of Kyiv, in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Today it is the administrative seat of the Petrivtsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Just outside the village lies the Mezhyhirya Residence, the former private residence of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and epicenter of a corruption scandal during his time as prime minister.[2] [3] [4] [5] After Yanukovych fled Ukraine in the wake of the Revolution of Dignity, the complex was converted into a museum.[6] Yanukovych was last seen publicly in the village of Novi Petrivsi before he disappeared from Ukraine around 2:00am on 22 February, 2014, when local residents heard helicopters take off and saw two armored personnel carriers leave the area.[7]

A water reservoir of the Kyiv Hydro-Accumulating Power Station is located to the south of Novi Petrivtsi. Further south lies the city of Vyshhorod, which is adjacent to Kyiv.

A training facility of the Internal Troops of Ukraine is also located near the village. It is currently being used to train new recruits for the National Guard of Ukraine.[8]

On March 16, 2022[9] an apartment in Novi Petrivtsi was hit by a Russian airstrike, causing the structure to collapse. A two-year old boy was trapped under the debris and died soon after being rescued.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Петровская громада . Gromada.info. ru. 16 June 2022.
  2. Янукович заявляет, что он - законный владелец резиденции «Межгорье» Yanukovych said that he - the rightful owner of the residence Mezhyhirya, UNIAN (7 August 2009)
  3. На "Межигір'я" рушила колона автомобілів: активісти хочуть заблокувати президента On the way to the residence of the President of activists stopped by the Berkut, Televiziyna Sluzhba Novyn (1 December 2013)
  4. http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/yanukovychs-smooth-ride-to-mezhyhirya-mansion-79097.html?flavour=mobile Yanukovych’s smooth ride to Mezhyhirya mansion
  5. http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/179848.html Euromaidan activists depart for Mezhyhirya residence
  6. Web site: Sim . David . 2014-11-17 . Ukraine: Former President Viktor Yanukovych's Palatial Residence in Mezhyhirya Opens as Museum . 2022-08-22 . International Business Times UK . en.
  7. Web site: Rachkevych . Mark . 2014-02-23 . Mezhyhirya becomes Ukraine's newest public monument to corrupt excess - Feb. 23, 2014 . 2022-10-29 . Kyiv Post.
  8. News: Ukraine's New Force Seeks to Harness 'Maidan' Spirit. The Moscow Times. 20 March 2014.
  9. Web site: ‘What Is This All For?’: Father Mourns 2-Year-Old Son Killed in Russian Shelling . news.com.au.
  10. Web site: 2022-03-20 . ‘What is this all for?’ Ukrainian dad mourns 2-year-old’s death in shelling attack . 2022-04-11 . WFLA . en-US.