Pylna
Pylna
Пильна | |
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Coordinates: 50°17′13″N 36°31′04″E / 50.286944°N 36.517778°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
Raion | Kharkiv Raion |
Hromada | Lyptsi rural hromada |
Founded | 1885 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 211 |
• Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 62412 |
Area code | +380 57 |
Pylna (Ukrainian: Пильна; Russian: Пыльная) is a village in Kharkiv Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, 34.93 kilometres (21.70 mi) north-northeast (NNE) of the centre of Kharkiv city. It belongs to Lyptsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
History[edit]
The village came under attack by Russian forces on 11 May 2024, during the 2024 Kharkiv offensive.[2]
Demographics[edit]
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 211 inhabitants, whose native languages were 64.09% Ukrainian and 35.11% Russian.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Russia takes five villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, defence ministry says". reuters.com. Reuters. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
In its briefing on Saturday, the Defence Ministry said that Russian forces had taken the villages of Pletenivka, Ohirtseve, Borysivka, Pylna and Strilechna, all of which are directly on the Russian border.