Bilovody

Bilovody
Біловоди
Village
Bilovody is located in Sumy Oblast
Bilovody
Bilovody
Location of Bilovody
Bilovody is located in Ukraine
Bilovody
Bilovody
Bilovody (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°10′35″N 34°58′30″E / 51.17639°N 34.97500°E / 51.17639; 34.97500
Country Ukraine
OblastSumy Oblast
RaionSumy Raion
HromadaKhotin settlement hromada
Founded1680
Elevation
[2]
174 m (571 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
487[1]
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Postal code
42310
Area code+380 542

Bilovody is a village in Ukraine, in Khotin settlement hromada, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast. The population of the village was evacuated due to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[3] Until 2020, the local government body was the Bilovody Village Council.

Geography

The village is located on the banks of the Bilovod river, not far from its sources. Downstream, 2.5 km away, is the village of Zhuravka. There is a large dam on the river and the border with Russia is 3 km away.

History

Founded around 1680 by Cossack settlers from Right-Bank Ukraine.

The village suffered as a result of the Holodomor of Ukrainians carried out by the USSR government in 1932–1933 and the famine of 1946–47. At the initiative of the Soviet authorities, the Orthodox church was destroyed.

On June 12, 2020, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 723-r "On the Determination of Administrative Centers and Approval of Territories of Territorial Communities of Sumy Region", it became part of the Khotin settlement hromada.[4]

On July 19, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Sumy Raion (1923—2020), the community joined the newly formed Sumy Raion.[5]

Russo-Ukrainian War

On August 13, 2022, at around 2 pm, a mortar shelling of the village was carried out from the territory of the Russian Federation, which had 17 recorded hits.[6] On August 15, 2022, Russian forces launched artillery shelling on the village.[7]

On July 22, 2023, the village was damaged by shelling.[8] On July 27, 2023, rockets and mortar attacks were launched on the village.[9]

On November 21, 2023, Russian forces again shelled the village with artillery and mortars.[10]

On May 1, 2024, residents of the village were evacuated to safe places due to constant Russian shelling.[11] On June 24, 2024, according to the North Command, the settlement was shelled by the Russian aggressor. Two explosions were recorded, presumably a tank.[12]

On August 7, 2024, the village was subjected to air, missile, and artillery strikes by the Russian aggressor.[13] On August 10, 2024, Russian troops destroyed an educational institution in the village. Russian forces struck with a guided aerial bomb, as reported by the Operational Command North.[14] A total of 2 explosions were recorded, probably KAB.[15] On August 17, 2024, the Operational Command North reported shelling of the Sumy region. Among the affected settlements was the village of Bilovody: 1 explosion, presumably a KAB.[16]

Russian forces first entered the village on 25 April 2025 during the 2025 Sumy Oblast incursion.[17] Russian forces captured the village by 25 May 2025.[18]

Population

In 2025, due to Russian shelling, the village population was evacuated.[19]

According to data for 1864 , the village of Vlasnitsa in the Sumsky Uyezd of the Kharkov Governorate had a population of 2,030 people (1,014 males and 1,016 females), 183 households, an Orthodox church, and a distillery.

By 1914, the number of residents of the village, the centre of the Bilovodsk volost, had increased to 2,298 people.[20]

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village's population was 1,076 people.[1] The main languages of the village were:[21]

References

  1. ^ a b "Table: 19A0501_07_059. Number of actual population in rural areas, Sumska oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Bilovody". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. ^ Markevich, Iryna (2025-04-14). "На Сумщині 49 сіл залишились без людей: яка причина та що там відбувається". ТСН.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  4. ^ "Кабінет Міністрів України - Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Сумської області". www.kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  5. ^ "Постанова Верховної Ради України від" (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  6. ^ "У селі Біловоди на Сумщині армія РФ обстріляла цивільні об'єкти". 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  7. ^ "Знешкоджена розвідгрупа окупантів та відбиті атаки на кількох напрямках: головне з ранкового зведення Генштабу - VежA". Vежа (in Ukrainian). 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  8. ^ "Внаслідок російських обстрілів загинули 8 людей. Хроніка великої війни: 22 липня". 6262.com.ua - Сайт міста Слов'янська (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  9. ^ "НОВИНИ З ФРОНТУ: обстановка на сьогодні, 28 липня 2023 – ІНФОРМАЦІЙНО-АНАЛІТИЧНИЙ ЦЕНТР НАЦІОНАЛЬНОЇ БЕЗПЕКИ УКРАЇНИ" (in Ukrainian). 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  10. ^ "ЗСУ відбили штурми окупантів на Куп'янському, Лиманському, Бахмутському, Авдіївському, Мар'їнському, Шахтарському та Запорізькому напрямках, — Генштаб — Високий Замок". wz.lviv.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  11. ^ ""Все, що нажили — покинули". У Хотінській громаді триває евакуація населення". debaty.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  12. ^ "В ОК "Північ" повідомили подробиці обстрілів Сумщини". debaty.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  13. ^ "Атака ВСУ на Курскую область: что происходит". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  14. ^ "У Біловодах Хотінської громади внаслідок удару КАБом зруйнувано навчальний заклад". debaty.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  15. ^ "Подробиці обстрілів Сумщини від військових | Данкор онлайн | Сумской информационный портал: все новости Сумщины". dancor.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  16. ^ "Подробиці обстрілів від ОК "Північ"". debaty.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-08-18. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  17. ^ Harward, Christina; Gasparyan, Davit; Gibson, Olivia; Mappes, Grace; Barros, George (29 April 2025). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 29, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. 2025-05-26. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  19. ^ "На Сумщині 49 сіл залишились без людей: яка причина та що там відбувається". ТСН.ua (in Ukrainian). 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  20. ^ Харьковскій календарь на 1914 годѣ. Изданіе Харьковскаго Губернскаго Статистическаго Комитета. Харьковъ. Типографія Губернскаго Правленія. 1914. VI+86+84+86+26+116+140+44 с., Ukrainian
  21. ^ "Table: 19A0501_07_059. Number of actual population in rural areas, Sumska oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 17 July 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.