Novyi Korotych

Novyi Korotych (Ukrainian: Новий Коротич; Russian: Новый Коротыч), known as Komunar (Комунар) until 2016, is a rural settlement (selyshche) in Kharkiv Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine, at about 16.48 kilometres (10.24 mi) west by south (WbS) of the centre of Kharkiv City. It belongs to Pisochyn settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Novyi Korotych borders in east with the settlement of Korotych.

Novyi Korotych Новий Коротич
Rural settlement
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Coordinates: 49.955833°N 36.011389°E / 49.955833; 36.011389
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kharkiv Oblast
Raion	Kharkiv Raion
Hromada	Pisochyn
Founded	1943
Area
• Total	0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation	127 m (417 ft)
Population  (2001 census)[1]
• Total	836
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	62455
Area code	+380 57

History

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Further information: Novyi Korotych post office attack

On 21 October 2023, eight postal workers were killed and 17 others were injured in a Russian missile attack on the privately-owned Nova Poshta sorting office at Novyi Korotych.^[2][3][4]

Postal distribution centre after the strike

Demographics

In 2001 the settlement had 836 inhabitants, native language as of the 2001 Ukrainian census:^[1]

• Ukrainian – 63.10%
• Russian – 35.95%
• Belarusian – 0.71%
• Romanian – 0.12%

References

1. "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
2. Thomas Mackintosh (21 October 2023). "Ukraine war: Six postal workers killed in Kharkiv missile strike". BBC.
3. "Russian missile strike on Kharkiv postal centre kills six, governor says". The Guardian. 21 October 2023.
4. "Death toll of Russian attack on Nova Poshta depot rises to 8". The Kyiv Independent. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.