Hrushivka, Kharkiv Oblast

Hrushivka (Ukrainian: Грушівка; Russian: Грушевка) is a village in Kupiansk Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 95.5 kilometres (59.3 mi) southeast by south (SEbS) from the centre of Kharkiv city.

Hrushivka
Грушівка
Flag of Hrushivka
Coat of arms of Hrushivka
Hrushivka is located in Kharkiv Oblast
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Hrushivka
Location of Hrushivka in Kharkiv Oblast
Hrushivka is located in Ukraine
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Hrushivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 49°40′50″N 37°27′53″E / 49.680556°N 37.464722°E / 49.680556; 37.464722
Country Ukraine
Oblast Kharkiv Oblast
RaionKupiansk Raion
Founded1815
Area
 • Total2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation
111 m (364 ft)
Population
 • Total1,277
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
63758
Area code+380 5742
KOATUU6323781201
KATOTTHUA63080070090027381
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The settlement came under attack by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and was regained by Ukrainian forces by the beginning of September the same year.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. ^ Kateryna Stepanenko; Grace Mappes; George Barros; Layne Philipson; Mason Clark (9 September 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 9". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 6 January 2023. Ukrainian and Russian sources also suggested that Ukrainian forces may have advanced north of Hrushivka (12km west of Kupyansk) towards the Russian logistics hub in Velykyi Burluk, but these reports remain ambiguous and unconfirmed.
  3. ^ Luke Harding (25 September 2022). "The human tragedy of Hrushivka: the aftermath of a Russian cluster bomb attack in Ukraine". theguardian.com. Hrushivka. Retrieved 6 January 2023.