Hrianykivka (Ukrainian: Гряниківка; Russian: Гряниковка, romanized: Gryanikovka) is a village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is 105 km (65 mi) east of the centre of Kharkiv city.
Hrianykivka
Гряниківка | |
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  Hrianykivka .svg) Hrianykivka | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′44″N 37°42′50″E / 49.84556°N 37.71389°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion |  Kupiansk Raion |
| Founded | 1825 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Dvorichna settlement hromada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.737 km2 (0.285 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 607 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 62731 |
| Area code | +380 5750 |
| KOATUU code | 6321885503 |
| KATOTTH code | UA63080050110044547[2] |
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The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine;[3] Ukrainian forces recaptured it in September 2022, before it was again captured by Russian forces in February 2023.[4][5]
See also
edit- List of nearby settlements
References
edit- ^ Distribution of the population by native language on ukrcensus.gov.ua
- ^ "Дворічанська територіальна громада" [Dvorichan territorial community] (in Ukrainian). Decentralisation in Ukraine. 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Kateryna Stepanenko; Katherine Lawlor; Grace Mappes; George Barros; Frederick W. Kagan (15 September 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 15". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
A confirmed Ukrainian position in Hryanykivka would indicate that the Russian frontline east of the Oskil River is weak and/or that Russian forces' lines in this area are farther east of the Oskil River than previously assessed.
- ^ "Russia says its forces capture village in Ukraine's Kharkiv region". Reuters. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ See the detailed map.
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