Demydiv, Kyiv Oblast
Demydiv (Ukrainian: Демидів; Russian: Демидов) is a village in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Dymer settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Demydiv lies on the western bank of the Irpin River, north of Kyiv. It is one of the oldest villages in Ukraine, founded in 1026.
Demydiv
Демидів | |
|---|---|
  Demydiv  Demydiv | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′38″N 30°19′38″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
| Raion | Vyshhorod Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.89 km2 (6.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 3,702 |
Until the building of the Irpin Dam in 1960, the landscape of Demydiv was largely swamp and marshland.[2]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was flooded by breaking the dam on 25 February to hinder Russian advances towards Kyiv.[3]
References
- "Дымерская громада" [Dymer hromada statistics]. Gromada.info (in Russian). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- Mundy, Vincent (11 May 2022). "Ukraine's 'hero river' helped save Kyiv. But what now for its newly restored wetlands?". Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- Kramer, Andrew E. (27 April 2022). "They Flooded Their Own Village, and Kept the Russians at Bay". New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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