Popivka, Okhtyrka Raion, Sumy Oblast Explained

Official Name:Popivka
Native Name:Попівка
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Sumy Oblast#Ukraine
Coordinates:50.4975°N 35.4544°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Okhtyrka Raion
Population Total:1082
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:42822

Popivka, is a village in northeastern Ukraine, located in Okhtyrka Raion of Sumy Oblast. The village is on the banks of the Vorsklytsia River, and is located on the Russian-Ukrainian Border.

History

The exact date of the founding of the village was never known, but is estimated to be around late 18th century.

In 1917, the village was captured by the Soviet army during the Russian Civil War, becoming part of the Soviet Union. During the Holodomor in 1932–1933, almost 300 residents in the village died as a result of mass starvation.[1] During the German-Soviet War, the village was occupied by Wehrmacht forces from October 1941 to August 1943, when it was liberated by Soviet forces during the Soviet counteroffensive in northeastern Ukraine.

In April 2022, even after the Russians' retreat from northern Ukraine, the Russian military fired shells into the village's vicinity.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Геоінформаційна система місць «Голодомор 1932—1933 років в Україні . Ukrainian Institute of National Memory.
  2. Web site: 2022-04-14 . На Сумщині військові РФ обстріляли прикордонні населені пункти . Suspilne.
  3. Web site: Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Сумська область (у % до загальної чисельності населення) . State Statistics Service of Ukraine.