Lyubechane
Lyubechane (Russian: Любечане) is a village (selo) in Russia, located in Klimovsky District, Bryansk Oblast.
Lyubechane
Любечане | |
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Lyubechane Lyubechane | |
Coordinates: 52.333579°N 32.353481°E | |
Country | Russia |
Oblast | Bryansk Oblast |
District | Klimovsky District |
First mentioned | 1620 |
Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
Geography
The village is located in southwestern Bryansk Oblast, in the Polesian Lowland.[1] It is near to Russia's state border with Ukraine. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast from Klimovo, the administrative center of the district. It is located 155 metres (509 ft) above sea level,[2] and has a temperate, continental climate.[1]
History
On March 2, 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, armed men identifying themselves as the Russian Volunteer Corps, a Russian partisan group, crossed the border from Ukraine and attacked Lyubechane.[3]
Demographics
From 2010 to 2013, the population of the settlement decreased from 264[4] to 236.[1]
According to the 2002 Russian census, Russians made up 93% of the population, which at the time was 343.[5]
References
- "Схема территориального планирования муниципального образования Климовский район" (in Russian). Федеральная государственная информационная система территориального планирования (ФГИС ТП).
- "Lyubechane". GeoNames.
- Osborn, Andrew; Trevelyan, Mark; Trevelyan, Mark (2023-03-02). "Putin says Ukrainian group attacks border region, Kyiv denies Russian 'provocation'". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. 10. Численность населения Брянской области, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений, городских населённых пунктов, сельских населённых пунктов" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- Koryakov, Yuri Borisovich. "База данных "Этно-языковой состав населённых пунктов России"" (in Russian).