Ruska Lozova

Ruska Lozova (Ukrainian: Руська Лозова, Russian: Русская Лозовая) is a village (selo) in Ukraine, in Kharkiv district of Kharkiv Oblast. It belongs to Derhachi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] As of 2001, Ruska Lozova had a population of 5,016 people.[2] The local government is the Rusko-Lozivska village council.

Ruska Lozova
Руська Лозова
Country Ukraine
RegionKharkiv Oblast
RaionKharkiv Raion
Population
 (21-10-2011)
 • Total5,016
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Geography

The village is located near the source of the river Lozovenka River. The village is surrounded by a large forest.

History

Ruska Lozova was founded in 1647.

The village suffered as a result of the Holodomor from 1932 to 1933, during which 20 people in the village died.[3]

Until 18 July 2020, Ruska Lozova belonged to Derhachi Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Derhachi Raion was merged into Kharkiv Raion.[4][5]

Russo-Ukrainian War
Main articles: Russo-Ukrainian War and 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

The village was retaken from Russian troops on April 29, 2022. It was from this suburb of Kharkiv during the occupation that the Russian army fired at the city's civilian infrastructure.[6][7]

Notable people
  • Lozovenka river
  • Village council
  • Post office
  • Monument to the liberators of the village during World War II
  • Monument to the responders during the Chernobyl disaster
  • Horse pasture

    References
    1. "Дергачевская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
    2. "19A0501_07_063. Number of actual population in rural areas, Kharkivska oblast (1,2,3,4)". Data bank. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. n.d. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
    3. "Мартиролог. Харківська область, ст. 714" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
    4. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
    5. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
    6. "На Харківщині ЗСУ звільнили стратегічно важливий населений пункт". УНІАН. 2022-04-29.
    7. "Від окупантів звільнено село Руська Лозова, з якого обстрілювали Харків (оновлено)". LB.ua. 2022-04-29.
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