Chervonopopivka
Chervonopopivka (Ukrainian: Червонопопівка) is a village in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.
Chervonopopivka
Червонопопівка | |
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  Chervonopopivka Location of Chervonopopivka  Chervonopopivka Chervonopopivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′53″N 38°08′46″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Sievierodonetsk Raion |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,042 |
| Postal code | 92924 |
| Area code | +380 6454 |
| Climate | Cfa |
History
The village of Chervonopopivka was historically located in the Kreminna Raion which, as of 18 July 2020, was abolished and merged into the Sievierodonetsk Raion.[1][2]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was captured and occupied by Russian forces within the month of March 2022. Ukrainian forces would recapture the village in October 2022, then the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the village was recaptured by Russian forces on 11 December 2022, but on the 15th of December the village was recaptured by Ukraine according to ISW and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Notable people
- Prokopy Gerasimenko (1914–1944), commander and Hero of the Soviet Union
References
Notes
- "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). July 18, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України. July 17, 2020.
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