Lyubechane

Lyubechane (Russian: Любечане) is a village (selo) in Russia, located in Klimovsky District, Bryansk Oblast.

Lyubechane
Любечане
Lyubechane is located in Bryansk Oblast
Lyubechane
Lyubechane
Lyubechane is located in Russia
Lyubechane
Lyubechane
Coordinates: 52.333579°N 32.353481°E / 52.333579; 32.353481
CountryRussia
OblastBryansk Oblast
DistrictKlimovsky District
First mentioned1620
Elevation
155 m (509 ft)

Geography

The village is located in southwestern Bryansk Oblast, in the Polesian Lowland.[1] It is near to Russia's state border with Ukraine. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast from Klimovo, the administrative center of the district. It is located 155 metres (509 ft) above sea level,[2] and has a temperate, continental climate.[1]

History

On March 2, 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, armed men identifying themselves as the Russian Volunteer Corps, a Russian partisan group, crossed the border from Ukraine and attacked Lyubechane.[3]

Demographics

From 2010 to 2013, the population of the settlement decreased from 264[4] to 236.[1]

According to the 2002 Russian census, Russians made up 93% of the population, which at the time was 343.[5]

References
  1. "Схема территориального планирования муниципального образования Климовский район" (in Russian). Федеральная государственная информационная система территориального планирования (ФГИС ТП).
  2. "Lyubechane". GeoNames.
  3. Osborn, Andrew; Trevelyan, Mark; Trevelyan, Mark (2023-03-02). "Putin says Ukrainian group attacks border region, Kyiv denies Russian 'provocation'". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  4. "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. 10. Численность населения Брянской области, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений, городских населённых пунктов, сельских населённых пунктов" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  5. Koryakov, Yuri Borisovich. "База данных "Этно-языковой состав населённых пунктов России"" (in Russian).


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