Tsyrkuny (Ukrainian: Циркуни; Russian: Циркуны) is a village in Kharkiv Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-east from the centre of Kharkiv city. It hosts the administration of Tsyrkuny rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]
Tsyrkuny
Циркуни | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 50.0875°N 36.386944°E / 50.0875; 36.386944 | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Kharkiv Oblast |
District | Kharkiv Raion |
Founded | 1775 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.227 km2 (0.088 sq mi) |
Elevation | 119 m (390 ft) |
Population (2001 census) | |
• Total | 6,310 |
• Density | 28,000/km2 (72,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 62441 |
Area code | +380 57 |
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The settlement came under attack by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.[2][3]
The settlement had 6310 inhabitants in 2001, native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[4]
Russian forces are reportedly fighting in Vesele, Tsyrkuny, Zolochiv, and Ternova and may have recaptured Ternova and Rubizhne, although ISW cannot independently confirm these claims at this time.
In addition, the enemy fired on civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Uda, Prudyanka, Tsyrkuny and Verkhniy Saltiv. It struck air strikes in the Ternova and Rubizhne districts.
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