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Virnopillya

Coordinates: 49°02′04″N 37°07′32″E / 49.034444°N 37.125556°E / 49.034444; 37.125556
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Virnopillya
Вірнопілля
Virnopillya is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Virnopillya
Virnopillya
Location of Virnopillya within Ukraine
Virnopillya is located in Ukraine
Virnopillya
Virnopillya
Virnopillya (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 49°02′04″N 37°07′32″E / 49.034444°N 37.125556°E / 49.034444; 37.125556
CountryUkraine
ProvinceKharkiv Oblast
DistrictIzium Raion
Founded1st half of the 18th century
Area
 • Total1.279 km2 (0.494 sq mi)
Elevation
139 m (456 ft)
Population
 • Total775
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
64370
Area code+380 5743
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Virnopillya (Ukrainian: Вірнопілля; Russian: Вернополье) is village in Izium Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast by south from the centre of Kharkiv city.

The village came under attack by Russian forces in May 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

Demographics

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The settlement had 752 inhabitants in 2001, native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[2]

  • Ukrainian: 92.77%
  • Russian: 5.94%
  • other languages: 1.29%

References

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  1. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 7". understandingwar.org. ISW. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces launched an unsuccessful attack on Virnopillya (approximately 25 km southwest of Izyum) on May 7 and images on social media depicted several destroyed Russian armored vehicles and tanks.
  2. ^ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua