Khitrovka, Kursk Oblast
Khitrovka
Хитровка | |
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Location of Khitrovka | |
Khitrovka Location of Khitrovka Khitrovka Khitrovka (Russia) | |
| Coordinates: 51°25′N 35°17′E / 51.417°N 35.283°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Sudzhansky District |
| Selsoviet | Pogrebki |
| Population | |
• Total | 139 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 307836 |
| OKTMO ID | 38640469161 |
Khitrovka (Russian: Хитровка) is a village in Sudzhansky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia.
Geography
The village is located 21 kilometres (13 mi) northeast from the Russian-Ukrainian border (Sumy Oblast in Ukraine), in the southwestern part of the Central Russian Upland, in the forest steppe zone, on the left bank of the Malaya Loknya River, at a distance of about 21 kilometres (13 mi) (in a straight line) northwest of the town of Sudzha, the administrative centre of the district. The absolute height is 175 metres above sea level.
History
Russian invasion of Ukraine
The settlement was affected by combat operations in September 2024 as part of the August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] It was captured by units of Ukraine's 95th Air Assault Brigade.[5]
References
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Angelica Evans; Christina Harward; Davit Gasparyan; Riley Bailey (7 September 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 7, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
Geolocated footage published September 6 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently advanced to positions south of Khitrovka (north of Sudzha).
- ^ "Ukraine's Kursk operation: commander of 95th Air Assault Brigade describes aircraft and Marder IFV's role". Ukrainska Pravda. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.