Yasnohorodka Explained

Yasnohorodka
Settlement Type:village
Subdivision Name: Ukraine
Subdivision Name2:Fastiv Raion
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Coordinates:50.3564°N 30.02°W
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Kyiv Oblast#Ukraine
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:630

Yasnohorodka is a village in Fastiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Byshiv rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Until 18 July 2020, Yasnohorodka belonged to Makariv Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Makariv Raion was split between Bucha and Fastiv Raions, with Yasnohorodka being transferred to Fastiv Raion.[2] [3]

Fighting happened in the village during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] The BBC reported that the community's church had been shelled and damaged.[5] Yasnohorodka is home to the, which also includes an ostrich farm. The ecopark was heavily shelled by Russian troops in 2022, leading to the deaths of one-third of the animals in the zoo. Evacuation efforts began in the park in late March 2022.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Бышевская громада . Gromada.info. ru. 2 June 2022.
  2. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  3. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
  4. Web site: 2022-06-03 . Russia may be in Ukraine to stay after 100 days of war . 2022-06-04 . AP NEWS . en.
  5. News: 2022-03-30 . In pictures: The Ukrainian religious sites ruined by fighting . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-06-04.
  6. Web site: Here’s how weeks of heavy Russian shelling has changed Yasnohorodka, once a cozy village north of Kyiv . 2022-06-04 . english.nv.ua . en.
  7. Web site: Ukrainians try to rescue exotic animals from abandoned zoo . 2022-06-04 . ABC News . en.