Hroza, Kharkiv Oblast

Hroza (Ukrainian: Гроза [ɦroˈzɑ]) is a village in the Kupiansk Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in northeastern Ukraine. It belongs to Shevchenkove settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine, and is just outside the town of Shevchenkove. It is 34 kilometres (21 mi) west of Kupiansk and 79 kilometres (49 mi) southeast by east (SEbE) of the centre of Kharkiv city.

Hroza
Гроза
Village
Hroza is located in Kharkiv Oblast
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Hroza
Location of Hroza within Ukraine
Hroza is located in Ukraine
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Hroza (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 49.673056°N 37.208333°E / 49.673056; 37.208333
CountryUkraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionKupiansk Raion
Founded1922
Area
 • Total1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Elevation
167 m (548 ft)
Population
 (2001 census)[1]
 • Total497
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
63609
Area code+380 5751

History

Hroza (lit. 'thunderstorm' in Ukrainian) was founded in 1922.

Russian invasion of Ukraine
Remains of the missile used in the October 2023 attack on the village

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, from February to September 2022 the village was under Russian occupation.[2][3] On 9 September 2022, during the Kharkiv counteroffensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the village.[2][3]

On 5 October 2023, the Russian army shelled a shop and a cafe, killing at least 52 people, including a six-year-old child.[4][5]

Demographics

In 2001 the settlement had 497 inhabitants, native language as of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[6][1]

References
  1. "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. "Russia killed more than half of the villagers of the village of Hroza – prosecutor's office with one rocket" (in Ukrainian). TSN.ua. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. "Ukrainian village shattered by precision missile strike on cafe hosting fallen soldier's wake". PBS. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. VALENTYNA ROMANENKO (5 October 2023). "Russians strike café in Kharkiv Oblast, killing 51 people". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. HANNA ARHIROVA (6 October 2023). "Russian strike on cafe kills 51, Ukrainian officials say, as Zelenskyy seeks more Western support". apnews.com. AP News. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України


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