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Bryukhovetsky was the first known "left-bank Ukraine" hetman over the area that was under the Russian influence. [1] Up until the mid-17th century, the area had belonged to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Treaty of Pereyaslav of 1654 saw the region tentatively come under Russian control, when local Cossack leaders swore allegiance to ...
A map of the region during the frozen conflict phase of the Donbas war, from the conclusion of the Battle of Debaltseve in 2015 until the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine From the beginning of March 2014, demonstrations by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place in the Donbas, as part of the aftermath of the Revolution of ...
The Desna ( Russian: Десна́; Ukrainian: Десна) is a river in Russia and Ukraine, a major left- tributary of the Dnieper. Its name means "right hand" in the Old East Slavic language. [citation needed] It has a length of 1,130 km (702 mi), and its drainage basin covers 88,900 km 2 (34,324 sq mi). [1]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the city saw shelling and fighting as part of the Battle of Mykolaiv and the Battles of Voznesensk. The city was a key objective for Russian forces, who sought to capture an important intersection on the route between Mykolaiv and Odesa, and cross the Southern Buh river immediately southwest of the city.
Eastern Ukraine or east Ukraine ( Ukrainian: Східна Україна, romanized : Skhidna Ukrayina; Russian: Восточная Украина, romanized : Vostochnaya Ukraina) is primarily the territory of Ukraine east of the Dnipro (or Dnieper) river, particularly Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts (provinces). Dnipropetrovsk and ...
The Menorah center ( Ukrainian: Центр "Менора") is a cultural and business center of the Jewish community in Dnipro in Eastern Ukraine. Some sources declare it to be the biggest multifunctional Jewish community center in Europe [1] or in the world. [2] The heart of the complex is the historic Golden Rose central synagogue, built in ...
Kremenchuk ( / ˌkrɛmənˈtʃuːk, ˌkrɪmɪnˈ -/; Ukrainian: Кременчук, IPA: [kremenˈtʃuk] ⓘ) is an industrial city in central Ukraine which stands on the banks of the Dnieper River. The city serves as the administrative center of Kremenchuk Raion within Poltava Oblast. Kremenchuk also hosts the administration of Kremenchuk ...
Slobozhanske ( Ukrainian: Слобожанське; Russian: Слобожанское) is a rural settlement in Dnipro Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. The populated place is part of the Dnipro urban sprawl being its immediate northern suburb. Slobozhanske hosts the administration of Slobozhanske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of ...