Draft:Popovo-Lezhachi

Coordinates: 51°17′24″N 34°18′28″E / 51.289983°N 34.307772°E / 51.289983; 34.307772
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Popovo-Lezhachi
Попово-Лежачи
A church
A church
Popovo-Lezhachi is located in Kursk Oblast
Popovo-Lezhachi
Popovo-Lezhachi
Location of Popovo-Lezhachi within Russia
Popovo-Lezhachi is located in Russia
Popovo-Lezhachi
Popovo-Lezhachi
Popovo-Lezhachi (Russia)
Coordinates: 51°17′24″N 34°18′28″E / 51.289983°N 34.307772°E / 51.289983; 34.307772
CountryRussia
OblastKursk Oblast
DistrictGlushkovsky District
Elevation
139 m (456 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,177
Time zoneUTC+3
Postal code
307491
Area code+7 47132

Popovo-Lezhachi (Russian: Попово-Лежачи; Ukrainian: Попово-Лежачі) is a village (село) in Glushkovsky District (district) in Kursk Oblast of western Russia. The population was 1177 as of 2010.

Geography[edit]

The village is situated on the left bank of the Seym river, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the Russian-Ukrainian Border, 140 kilometres (87 mi) southwest of Kursk, and 23.5 kilometres (14.6 mi) southwest of the district centre - Glushkovo settlement. Popovo-Lezhachi is bordered to the southwest by Tyotkino.

History[edit]

The settlement was first mentioned in a written source in 1685.[1]

Popovo-Lezhachi has suffered casualties during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Николай Андреевич Благовещенский. Четвертное право. C. 417 (PDF). Москва, 1899
  2. ^ "Russian Border Regions Blame Ukraine for Fresh Attacks". themoscowtimes.com. The Moscow Times. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2024. In the Kursk region, Governor Roman Starovoit reported that Ukraine shelled the villages of Tetkino and Popovo-Lezhachi, also bringing power outages to the region.
  3. ^ "Blackouts in Russian Border Region After Drone Strikes – Governor". themoscowtimes.com. The Moscow Times. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024. One worker suffered shrapnel wounds while restoring the power supply for Popovo-Lezhachi and the neighboring village of Tetkino, Starovoit wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
  4. ^ Mary Ilyushina; David L. Stern (29 September 2023). "Ukraine hits Russia's Kursk region repeatedly with airstrikes". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 March 2024. On Tuesday, ... a mortar mine knocked out a power supply line in another small village of Popovo-Lezhachi, local authorities said.
  5. ^ "В Курской области обстреляли Тёткино и Попово-Лежачи" [Tyotkino and Popovo-Lezhachi were shelled in the Kursk region]. rbc.ru (in Russian). RBK Group. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ^ Stefan Korshak (15 March 2024). "Cross-Border Fighting in Russia's West: Five Things to Know". kyivpost.com. Kyiv Post. Retrieved 20 March 2024. As of midday Friday, a firefight of undetermined scale was in progress near the village Popovo-Lezhachi, Kursk Oblast. The adjacent village Tetkino was under raider or Ukrainian mortar fire.
  7. ^ "Житель курского села Попово-Лежачи пострадал при обстреле" [Resident of the Kursk village of Popovo-Lezhachi suffered injuries in an attack]. rbc.ru (in Russian). RBK Group. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ "ВСУ обстреляли село Попово-Лежачи Курской области" [The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) shelled the village of Popovo-Lezhachi in the Kursk region]. kpravda.ru (in Russian). Курская правда. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.