Borshchivka, Izium Raion

Borshchivka (Ukrainian: Борщівка; Russian: Борщовка) is a village in Izium Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 71.1 kilometres (44.2 mi) south-east from the centre of Kharkiv city.

Borshchivka
Борщівка
Village
Borshchivka is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Borshchivka
Borshchivka
Borshchivka in Kharkiv Oblast
Borshchivka is located in Ukraine
Borshchivka
Borshchivka
Borshchivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 49.508233°N 36.974227°E / 49.508233; 36.974227
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionIzium Raion
Founded1668
Area
 • Total2.595 km2 (1.002 sq mi)
Elevation
89 m (292 ft)
Population
 (2001 census)[1]
 • Total1,281
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
64240
Area code+380 5749

The settlement came under attack by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.[2]

Demographics

The settlement had 1281 inhabitants in 2001, native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]

  • Ukrainian: 91.87%
  • Russian: 6.73%
  • Belarusian: 0.23%
  • Greek: 0.23%
  • Romani: 0.27%
  • other languages: 0.86%

References
  1. Distribution of the population by native language on ukrcensus.gov.ua
  2. Hird, Karolina; Clark, Mason; Barros, George (10 May 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 9". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 10 September 2022. The Kremlin did not discuss the topic of the security council meeting, and the Kremlin's Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that the Kremlin will not comment on the "situation around Balakliya and other events in the special operation zone."


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