Volodymyrivka, Sumy Raion

Volodymyrivka
Володимирівка
Village
Volodymyrivka is located in Sumy Oblast
Volodymyrivka
Volodymyrivka
Location of Oleksiivka
Volodymyrivka is located in Ukraine
Volodymyrivka
Volodymyrivka
Volodymyrivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°10′27″N 34°52′21″E / 51.17417°N 34.87250°E / 51.17417; 34.87250
Country Ukraine
OblastSumy Oblast
RaionSumy Raion
HromadaKhotin settlement hromada
Elevation183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total
144
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Postal code
42316
Area code+380 542

Volodymyrivka is a village in Ukraine, in Khotin settlement hromada, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast. Until 2016, the local government body was Oleksiivka Village Council.

Geography

The village of Volodymyrivka is located 2 km from the villages of Novomykolaivka and Gordeyevka in Kursk Oblast, Russia. The border with Russia is 1 km away.

The Snagist River, a left tributary of the Seym River, flows through the village.

History

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.[3]

On July 19, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Sumy Raion (1923—2020), the village became part of the newly formed Sumy Raion.[4]

On July 10, 2022, the Russian army used cannon and rocket artillery to shell the villages of Volodymyrivka and Oleksiivka.[5]

On May 29 2025, Russian forces both entered for the first time and captured the village.[6]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village's population was 144 people.[2] The main languages of the village were:[7]

References

  1. ^ "Volodymyrivka (Sums'kyi district)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Table: 19A0501_07_059. Number of actual population in rural areas, Sumska oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  3. ^ "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 2025-08-09.
  4. ^ "Постанова Верховної Ради України від" (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  5. ^ Kristina Chlek; Anna Skrypnyak; Kateryna Vorona (2022-07-14). "Вторгнення Росії в Україну: що відбувається на Сумщині. Тиждень 20. Онлайн". Суспільне Новини (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  6. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. 2025-05-29. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  7. ^ "Table: 19A0501_07_059. Number of actual population in rural areas, Sumska oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 19 July 2025.