Boromlia

Boromlia or Boromlya (Ukrainian: Боромля) is a village in Okhtyrka Raion, in Ukraine's central Sumy Oblast. It is the administrative centre of Boromlia rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 4,270 (as of 2023^[update]).^[1]

Boromlia Боромля
village
The Church of the Ascension of the Cross in Boromlia
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°37′38″N 34°58′23″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Sumy Oblast
Raion	Okhtyrka Raion
Hromada	Boromlia rural hromada
Established	1658
Population	4,270

History

Boromlia was established by Cossack ataman Korney Vasilyev, along with 425 other Cossacks, who settled on the banks of the Boromlia river [uk]. The settlement was formally established in 1658 with the issuance of a royal charter by Russian Tsar Alexis.^[2] The Church of the Ascension of the Cross, part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), was built between 1696 and 1726.^[3]

Since the 19th century, Boromlia has been home to an active community of strawberry farmers. Since 1908 there have been annual strawberry exhibitions in the village.^[4]

The village was occupied by Russia from 9 to 26 March 2022, during the country's invasion of Ukraine. During the occupation, the village was largely destroyed.^[5]

Notable people

• Andrii Alymov [uk], Soviet epidemiologist and microbiologist
• Serhii Alymov [uk], Soviet writer
• Job (Bazilevich) [ru], Russian Orthodox archbishop of Pereiaslav and Boryspil
• Grigory Bazilevich [ru; uk], Russian military surgeon
• Vitaliy Butrym, Ukrainian Olympic 400-metre sprinter
• Yakim Butrym [uk], colonel of the Ukrainian People's Army
• Maria Dahl, German zoologist
• Vasyl Fedorko [uk], Ukrainian People's Army leader and diaspora activist
• Yevheniia Semenenko [uk], sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
• Ivan Shapovalov [uk], junior sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one of the Cyborg during the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport

References

1. "Боромлянська громада" [Boromlia hromada]. gromada.info (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
2. "Боромля" [Boromlia]. Otkuda Rodom (in Russian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
3. "Про храм" [About the church]. Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Church of the Ascession of the Cross, village of Boromlia (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
4. "Boromlya Community". Cities 4 Cities. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
5. "Ukrainians Pull Together To Rebuild After Heavy Destruction From Russian Attacks". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.