Kopani, Orikhiv urban hromada, Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Kopani (Ukrainian: Копані) is a village in Polohy Raion (district) in Zaporizhzhia Oblast of southern Ukraine, at about 62.1 kilometres (38.6 mi) southeast of the centre of Zaporizhzhia city. It belongs to Orikhiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Nearby villages are Nesterianka to the northwest and Robotyne to the east.[citation needed]
Kopani
Копані | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion | Polohy Raion |
| Founded Status | 1851 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 616 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 70562 |
| Area code | +380 6141 |
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History edit
Kopani was founded in 1851 under the Russian Empire.
The village came under occupation by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War shortly before the start of the Battle of Orikhiv on 8 May. In the summer of 2023, Ukrainian forces launched a counteroffensive in an attempt to retake Zaporozhia Oblast; however, it fell short of its objective and did not reach Kopani.[2] As of May 2024, positional fighting was still ongoing in and around Robotyne, a hamlet just east of Kopani.
References edit
- ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 24, 2024". Institute for the Study of War.
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