Okhtyrka
Okhtyrka
Охтирка | |
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| Coordinates: 50°11′30″N 34°57′00″E / 50.19167°N 34.95000°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Sumy |
| City municipality | Okhtyrka |
| Founded | 1641 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 47,216 |
| Website | City website |
Okhtyrka (Ukrainian: Охтирка; also known by its Russian name Akhtyrka Russian: Ахтырка) is a small city in Sumy Oblast in Ukraine. Okhtyrka is the administrative center of Okhtyrka Raion.
Clashes have been ongoing in Okhtyrka between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the invading Russian Armed Forces in the city since 24 February, 2022.[1] On February 28, Russian forces used a vacuum bomb on the city.[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ (in Ukrainian) Russian troops have invaded Sumy, and fighting is taking place in Okhtyrka - the head of the regional state administration, nv.ua (25 February 2022)
- ↑ "Ukraine's ambassador to U.S. says Russia used a vacuum bomb on Monday". Reuters. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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