Ruska Lozova
Руська Лозова | |
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Coordinates: 50°8′26″N 36°16′46″E / 50.14056°N 36.27944°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Kharkiv Oblast |
Raion | Kharkiv Raion |
Population (21-10-2011) | |
• Total | 5,016 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ruska Lozova (Ukrainian: Руська Лозова) is a village (selo) in Ukraine, in Kharkiv district of Kharkiv Oblast. It belongs to Derhachi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] As of 2001[update], Ruska Lozova had a population of 5,016 people.[2] The local government is the Rusko-Lozivska village council .
The village is located near the source of the river Lozovenka Rivercitation needed]
. The village is surrounded by a large forest.[Ruska Lozova was founded in 1647.[citation needed]
The village suffered as a result of the Holodomor from 1932 to 1933, during which 20 people in the village died.[3]
Until 18 July 2020, Ruska Lozova belonged to Derhachi Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Derhachi Raion was merged into Kharkiv Raion.[4][5]
Main article: 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
The suburb of Kharkiv was used during the occupation as a launch point by the Russian army firing at the city's civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian forces re-took the village from Russian troops on April 29, 2022.[6][7][8]