Brazhkivka (Ukrainian: Бражківка; Russian: Бражковка) is a village in Izium Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 100 kilometres (62 mi) SSE from the centre of Kharkiv city. It belongs to Oskil rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2]

Brazhkivka
Бражківка
Brazhkivka is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Brazhkivka
Brazhkivka
Location of Brazhkivka within Ukraine
Brazhkivka is located in Ukraine
Brazhkivka
Brazhkivka
Brazhkivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 49°02′36″N 37°12′48″E / 49.043333°N 37.213333°E / 49.043333; 37.213333
CountryUkraine
ProvinceKharkiv Oblast
Districtizium Raion
Area
 • Total0.714 km2 (0.276 sq mi)
Elevation
139 m (456 ft)
Population
 • Total330
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
64344
Area code+380 5743
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The village came under attack by Russian forces in June 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

On April 3, 2022, the village was occupied by Russian troops. On August 28, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Brazhkivka is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[4]

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  1. ^ Картка громади
  2. ^ "Оскольская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. ^ "Operational information on 11.06.2022". odessa-journal.com. The Odessa Journal. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022. The enemy carried out systematic artillery shelling in the Slovyansk direction. Ukrainian soldiers successfully repulsed an enemy assault in the areas of Brazhkivka, Dolyna and Virnopilla. The occupiers withdrew.
  4. ^ "ЗСУ звільнили ще один населений пункт у Харківській області, — аналітики". ФОКУС (in Ukrainian). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.