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]
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]