Richky, Sumy Oblast Explained

Official Name:Richky
Native Name:Річки
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Sumy Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Richky in Sumy Oblast##Location of Richky in Ukraine
Coordinates:51.1186°N 34.4969°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2: Sumy Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Richky rural hromada
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1760s
Population:1,267

Richky (Ukrainian: Річки) is a village in Sumy Raion, in Ukraine's central Sumy Oblast. It is the administrative centre of Richky rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has a population of 1,267 .[1]

History

Richky was founded at some point in the 1760s. The village participated in the Russian Revolution of 1905, and was occupied by the Red Army in December 1917. During World War II 932 residents joined the Red Army, and at least 459 villagers died during the occupation.[2]

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Richky has been subject to shelling by the Russian military on multiple occasions.[3] On 24 March 2023 the village's gymnasium was destroyed.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: Річківська громада . Richky hromada . 16 April 2024 . gromada.info . uk.
  2. Web site: 16 July 2016 . Річки, Білопільський район, Сумська область . Richky, Bilopillia Raion, Sumy Oblast . 16 April 2024 . Histories of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR . uk.
  3. News: Hladenko . Kateryna . Kramchenkov . Andrii . Chlek . Kristina . 25 March 2023 . "Одне бажання: щоб вони відчули те, що ми відчували". Жителі села Річки на Сумщині про обстріл 24 березня . "One wish: that they feel as we felt": Residents of Richky village in Sumshchyna on 24 March shelling . 16 April 2024 . . uk.
  4. News: Kramchenkov . Andrii . Hramm . Viktoriia . 24 March 2023 . Внаслідок обстрілу села Річки Сумського району пошкоджені приватні будинки, адмінбудівля та гімназія . Homes, administrative buildings, and gymnasium damaged by Russian shelling in Richky village, Sumy Raion . 16 April 2024 . . uk.