Lebedyn

Lebedyn was built in 1653 as a small wooden fortress (ostrog) of the Tsardom of Russia.[2] Lebedyn reportedly got its name from the nearby Lebedyn Lake.[3]

In 1708 the settlement was a site of executions of Cossacks in Lebedin, in which supporters of Ivan Mazepa were mass executed on the orders of Peter the Great.[4]

Since April 1780[5] it was the administrative centre of Lebedin uyezd in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire[6] The district had a territorial extent of 2723.1 versts,[6] or around 1,805 miles, with Lebedyn its capitol.[5]

Map of the Lebedinsky Uzed with relation to the Kharkov Governorate

In the 1897 census the town had a population of 14,301[6] (6,871 men,[6] 7,430 women[6]), while the District as a whole had a total of 178,144[6] (88,681 men,[6] 89,463 women[6]) inhabitants.

Following the creation of the Lebedyn Raion on the 7 of March 1923,[7] Lebedyn remained the capitol[8][7] of the new regional administration.

During World War Two from October 11, 1941, to February 21, 1943, and from March 10 to August 19, 1943, Lebedyn was under German occupation.[9]

In 1994 an oil plant was opened in Lebedyn.[10]

On the 27 of February 2022, a series of clashes broke out in Lebedyn, with Ukrainian elements defending on the outskirts of Lebedyn at the town of Kamiane at 10:45 PM that day.[11]

At around 7:30 AM, March 5, 2022, Russian forces launched an airstrike on infrastructure in Lebedyn.[12] This included multiple private homes of civilians and cars, as well as gas stations.[12] This notwithstanding the battle resulted in a Ukrainian victory no later than April 4 as Russian troops retreated from the Sumy region.[13][14]

By April 7, Sumy Oblast, including Lebedyn, regained its communications.[15]

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  St. Nicholas Church
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  Resurrection Church
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  Intercession Church
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  Former city hall
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  Old market
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  World War II memorial

• Lebedyn, Cherkasy Oblast