Hrianykivka

Hrianykivka (Ukrainian: Гряниківка; Russian: Гряниковка, romanized: Gryanikovka) is a village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is 105 km (65 mi) east of the centre of Kharkiv city.

Hrianykivka Гряниківка
Village
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Coordinates: 49°50′44″N 37°42′50″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kharkiv Oblast
Raion	Kupiansk Raion
Founded	1825
Government
• Type	Dvorichna settlement hromada
Area
• Total	0.737 km2 (0.285 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Population  (2001 census)[1]
• Total	607
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	62731
Area code	+380 5750
KOATUU code	6321885503
KATOTTH code	UA63080050110044547[2]

The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine;^[3] Ukrainian forces recaptured it in September 2022, before it was again captured by Russian forces in February 2023.^[4][5]

See also

List of nearby settlements

• Horobivka
• Dvorichna
• Dvorichne
• Tavilzhanka
• Masiutivka

References

1. Distribution of the population by native language on ukrcensus.gov.ua
2. "Дворічанська територіальна громада" [Dvorichan territorial community] (in Ukrainian). Decentralisation in Ukraine. 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
3. Kateryna Stepanenko; Katherine Lawlor; Grace Mappes; George Barros; Frederick W. Kagan (15 September 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 15". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 16 September 2022. A confirmed Ukrainian position in Hryanykivka would indicate that the Russian frontline east of the Oskil River is weak and/or that Russian forces' lines in this area are farther east of the Oskil River than previously assessed.
4. "Russia says its forces capture village in Ukraine's Kharkiv region". Reuters. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
5. See the detailed map.