Lukiantsi (Ukrainian: Лук'янці; Russian: Лукьянцы) is a village in Kharkiv Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, 31.10 kilometres (19.32 mi) northeast of Kharkiv city. It belongs to Lyptsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Lukiantsi
Лук'янці | |
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  Lukiantsi Location of Lukiantsi within Ukraine  Lukiantsi Lukiantsi (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 36°30′28″E / 50.248333°N 36.507778°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Kharkiv Raion |
| Hromada | Lyptsi rural hromada |
| Founded | 1862 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,192 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 62413 |
| Area code | +380 57 |
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History edit
Lukiantsi was founded in 1862 as a settlement within the Russian Empire.
Russo-Ukrainian War edit
During the initial eastern campaign of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russia on or shortly after the first day of the conflict. It was subsequently retaken by Ukrainian forces later that year during its 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive.
Lukiantsi once again came under direct attack by Russian forces on 13 May 2024, during the 2024 Kharkiv offensive.[2][3]
On 14 May, DeepState reported the village to be captured by the Russian forces.[4]
On 15 May, a speaker of the Ukrainian military stated that troops were withdrawn from the Lukiantsi and Vovchansk areas to "preserve the lives of our servicemen and avoid losses" and move to "more advantageous positions", and that the situation "remains difficult".[5]
Demographics edit
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 1,192 inhabitants, whose native languages were 53.95% Ukrainian, 42.51% Russian, 2.09% Armenian, 0.89% Belarusian and 0.08% Moldovan (Romanian).[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine's General Staff: in Kharkiv direction, situation is complex, dynamically changing". interfax.com.ua. Interfax-Ukraine. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
During the day, the enemy carried out 22 assault operations in the Slobozhanske directions, of which 14 battles are still ongoing, according to recent information on the situation in the Kharkiv direction on the Facebook page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on Monday night. // "Fighting is underway in the directions Pylna - Lukiantsi, Pylna - Hlyboke, Pylna - Oliynykove, Murom - Buhruvatka. In addition, the enemy is conducting assault operations in the directions of Strilecha - Hlyboke, Oliynykove - Hlyboke, Oliynykove - Lukiantsi, Murom - Starytsia, Pletenivka - Tykhe," the report notes.
- ^ "Russian troops seize additional villages and approach Vovchansk in Kharkiv region – Deep State". rubryka.com. Rubryka. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
Combat is ongoing in Lukiantsi village, which the enemy almost wholly occupied.
- ^ "Russian troops seize the village of Lukiantsi in Kharkiv Oblast - monitoring group believes". The New Voice of Ukraine. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine troops pull back in Kharkiv after Russia offensive". BBC. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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