Vilkhivka
Вільхівка | |
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Village | |
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  Vilkhivka Location of Vilkhivka  Vilkhivka Vilkhivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′51″N 36°30′12″E / 49.98083°N 36.50333°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Kharkiv Raion |
| Hromada | Vilkhivka rural hromada |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,244 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| Postal code | 15461 |
| Area code | +380 6250 |
Vilkhivka (Ukrainian: Вільхівка), also known as Olkhovka (Russian: Ольхо́вка),[2] is a village in the Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Vilkhivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3]
History
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Vilkhivka was occupied by the Russian military, but was liberated on 27 March 2022 by the Ukrainian Army.[2]
References
- ↑ "Vil'khivka (Kharkiv Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- 1 2 "It's 2 p.m. in Kyiv. Here's what you need to know". CNN. 27 March 2022.
- ↑ "Вільхівська громада" (in Ukrainian). official website of Vilkhivka hromada. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
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