Virnopillya
Virnopillya (Ukrainian: Вірнопілля; Russian: Вернополье) is village in Izium Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast by south from the centre of Kharkiv city.
Virnopillya
Вірнопілля | |
|---|---|
  Virnopillya Location of Virnopillya within Ukraine  Virnopillya Virnopillya (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49.034444°N 37.125556°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Province | Kharkiv Oblast |
| District | Izium Raion |
| Founded | 1st half of the 18th century |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.279 km2 (0.494 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 775 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 64370 |
| Area code | +380 5743 |
The village came under attack by Russian forces in May 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]
Demographics
The settlement had 752 inhabitants in 2001, native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[2]
- Ukrainian: 92.77%
- Russian: 5.94%
- other languages: 1.29%
References
- "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 7". understandingwar.org. ISW. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces launched an unsuccessful attack on Virnopillya (approximately 25 km southwest of Izyum) on May 7 and images on social media depicted several destroyed Russian armored vehicles and tanks.
- Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua
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