Petropavlivka, Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast Explained

Petropavlivka
Native Name:Петропавлівка
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2: Kupiansk Raion
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1686
Population Total:2452
Population As Of:2001 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:9121
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:63722
Area Code:+380 5742
Coordinates:49.7167°N 37.7192°W
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Elevation M:106
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Petropavlivka (Ukrainian: Петропавлівка, Russian: Петропавловка|Petropavlovka) is a village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. The village is located about 110.4km (68.6miles) east by south (EbS) of the centre of Kharkiv. The village also hosts the administration of the Petropavlivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

The settlement came under attack by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and was regained by Ukrainian forces by the end of September the same year.[2]

See also

List of nearby settlements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення Банк даних . All-Ukrainian population census Database . ukrcensus.gov.ua . 14 November 2022 . uk.
  2. Web site: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 24 . . 2022-09-24 . 2022-11-21 . understandingwar.org . Karolina Hird . George Barros . Frederick W. Kagan . These Russian claims are consistent with a statement made by the Ukrainian General Staff that Ukrainian troops repelled a Russian attack on Petropavlivka, /.../ Geolocated combat footage posted on September 23 showing Ukrainian forces destroying a Russian tank just east of Petropavlivka supports this assessment..