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Velyka Pysarivka (Ukrainian: Велика Писарівка, Russian: Великая Писаревка) is an urban-type settlement in Sumy Oblast in northeastern Ukraine. It was formerly the administrative center of Velyka Pysarivka Raion, but is now administered within Okhtyrka Raion. It is located close to the border with Russia, on the left bank of the Vorskla, a tributary of the Dnieper. Population: 4,003[1]
Velyka Pysarivka
Велика Писарівка | |
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Urban-type settlement | |
  Velyka Pysarivka Location in Sumy Oblast  Velyka Pysarivka Location in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′34″N 35°28′55″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Sumy Oblast |
| Raion | Okhtyrka Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.71212 km2 (3.36377 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,003 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Post Code | 42800 |
| Area code | +380 5457 |
Economy
Transportation
The settlement is connected by roads with Bohodukhiv, with Sumy via Krasnopillia, and across the border with Grayvoron in Russia.
The closest railway station is in Bohodukhiv, on the railway connecting Kharkiv and Sumy.
History
During World War II, Velyka Pisarivka was occupied by Nazi troops in October 1941. During the occupation, the Nazis executed 36 villagers while 176 were deported to Germany for forced labour. After a failed attempt by Soviet soldiers in early 1943, The village was finally liberated in August 1943.
2022 Russian invasion
On 24 February, as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces entered Sumy Oblast near Sumy, Shostka, and Okhtyrka. According to the Sumy Oblast governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, fighting began at 07:30 on the outskirts of the city in the direction of Velyka Pysarivka.[2] According to Ukrainian state employee Anton Herashchenko, Russian forces could not occupy the city, and retreated the following day, leaving tanks and equipment.[3]
References
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- "Ведеться бій в Охтирці, можливий артобстріл – Живицький". Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "В Охтирці російські окупанти покидали БТРи та розбіглися — Геращенко". Новини Чернівці: Інформаційний портал «Молодий буковинець» (in Ukrainian). 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
| Administrative divisions of Sumy Oblast | ||
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Administrative center: Sumy | ||
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| Authority control: National libraries |
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На других языках
[de] Welyka Pyssariwka
Welyka Pyssariwka (ukrainisch Велика Писарівка; russisch Великая Писаревка .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Welikaja Pissarewka, polnisch Pisarówka) ist eine Siedlung städtischen Typs im Südosten der Oblast Sumy in der Ukraine unmittelbar an der Grenze zur russischen Oblast Belgorod mit etwa 4400 Einwohnern (2016).[1]- [en] Velyka Pysarivka
[ru] Великая Писаревка
Вели́кая Пи́саревка, до 1950-х Больша́я Пи́саревка[2][3][4][5] (укр. Велика Писарівка) — посёлок городского типа, Великописаревский поселковый совет, Великописаревский район, Сумская область, Украина.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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