Horobivka

Horobivka Гороб'ївка
Village
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Coordinates: 49°49′54″N 37°43′44″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kharkiv Oblast
Raion	Kupiansk Raion
Founded	1799
Government
• Type	Dvorichna settlement hromada
Area
• Total	1,088 km^2 (420 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	263
• Density	0.24/km^2 (0.63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	62701
Area code	+380 5750
KOATUU code	6321885502
KATOTTH code	None[2]

Horobivka (Ukrainian: Гороб'ївка, Russian: Горобьевка, romanized: Gorobievka) is a village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. In 2001, it had a population of 263 people.^[1] It is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Kupiansk.^[3] As of May 2023^[update], the village is currently fully occupied by Russian forces during their invasion of Ukraine.^[4]

History

2020 Kharkiv Oblast forest fire

In September 2020, the village almost completely burned down as a result of a forest fire in the wider Kharkiv region. The residents were evacuated.^[5] 22 houses were destroyed, leaving 33 people homeless.^[6]

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

It was occupied by the Russian Armed Forces as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 24 September 2022, it was reported by Russian milbloggers that Ukrainian forces had recaptured the village as part of their wider counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region.^[7] Over the course of the next month, Russia made efforts to recapture the territory it lost in northeast Kharkiv Oblast, including Horobivka. On 18 October 2022, an official from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic first claimed that Russian forces had recaptured Horobivka.^[3] The village As of May 2023^[update] is still currently occupied by Russian forces.^[4]

Demographics

In 2001, the village had 263 inhabitants. Of these, 243 spoke Ukrainian, and 20 spoke Russian.^[1]

See also

List of nearby settlements

• Hrianykivka
• Tavilzhanka
• Dvorichne
• Dvorichna
• Masiutivka

References

1. "Linguistic composition of Ukraine 2001" (in Ukrainian).
2. "Дворічанська територіальна громада" [Dvorichan territorial community] (in Ukrainian). Decentralisation in Ukraine. 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
3. Lawlor, Katherine; Hird, Karolina; Mappes, Grace; Bailey, Riley; Barros, George; Kagan, Frederick W. (19 October 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 19". Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) Deputy Internal Minister Vitaly Kiselyov reiterated claims that Russian forces captured Horobivka (17km northeast of Kupyansk) on October 18, although ISW cannot independently verify that Russian forces have captured the settlement.
4. See the detailed map.
5. "Горить Понад 500 Гектарів: На Харківщині Внаслідок Пожежі Вщент Згоріло Село" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
6. "Гороб'ївка - вигоріле вщент село. Вражаючі фото пожеж на Харківщині". BBC Ukrainian. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
7. Hird, Karolina; Barros, George; Kagan, Frederick W. (24 September 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 24". Institute for the Study of War.