Soloti Explained

Official Name:Soloti
Native Name:Солоти
Native Name Lang:ru
Settlement Type:Selo
Pushpin Map:Russia Belgorod Oblast#Russia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Belgorod Oblast
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Valuysky District
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Utc Offset1:+3:00
Coordinates:50.2667°N 40°W[1]

Soloti (Russian: Солоти) is a rural locality (a selo) in Valuysky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. The population was 736 as of 2010.[2] There are 24 streets.

History

See main article: Soloti military training ground shooting. On 15 October 2022, at roughly 10:00 UTC+3, a mass shooting occurred on a training ground near Soloti by two perpetrators. 13 deaths were reported, including the perpetrators, and another 15 were wounded.[3]

Geography

Soloti is located northwest of Valuyki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Timonovo is the nearest rural locality.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://mapdata.ru/belgorodskaya-oblast/valuyskiy-rayon/ Карта Валуйского района Белгородской области
  2. http://belg.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/belg/resources/eab54e804ff0fbbca305efd8c740ec4f/pub-01-15.pdf Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Белгородская область. 15. Численность неселения городских и сельских населённых пунктов
  3. Web site: Russia military range shooting leaves 11 dead, 15 wounded . Associated Press . 15 October 2022.
  4. http://allroutes.ru/rasstoyanie_soloti_valujki Расстояние от Солоти до Валуйков