Verkhnia Syrovatka

Verkhnia Syrovatka^[a] is a village in Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast, in central Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Verkhnia Syrovatka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 3,814 (as of 2024^[update]).^[1]

Verkhnia Syrovatka Верхня Сироватка
Village
The Church of the Holy Dormition in Verkhnia Syrovatka
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Coordinates: 50°49′41″N 34°57′15″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Sumy Oblast
Raion	Sumy Raion
Hromada	Verkhnia Syrovatka rural hromada
First mentioned	1653
Population	3,814

Overview

Verkhnia Syrovatka was first mentioned in 1653. It came under the occupation of the Red Army in December 1917, amidst the Ukrainian–Soviet War. 765 residents fought for the Soviet Union during World War II, and the Red Army recaptured the village during the 1943 Battle of the Dnieper after it had been previously occupied by Nazi Germany.^[2]

Verkhnia Syrovatka has been repeatedly shelled by Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[3]

A group of ten Ukrainian soldiers ambushed a Russian convoy near the village of Verkhnia Syrovatka on 1 March 2022. Five of the Ukrainians were killed, and more than ten Russian vehicles were reportedly destroyed. A monument now stands at the place of the ambush.

One notable landmark in Verkhnia Syrovatka is the Church of the Dormition, constructed by cultural figure Oleksandr Palytsyn [uk] in 1805. It was closed by Soviet authorities and used as an observation tower during World War II before being restored in the 1990s.^[4]

Notable people

• Semen Krasii [uk], Hero of the Soviet Union.
• Valentyn Parkhomenko [uk], film director and actor.

References

1. "Верхньосироватська громада" [Verkhnia Syrovatka hromada]. gromada.info (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
2. "Верхня Сироватка, Сумський район, Сумська область" [Verkhnia Syrovatka, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast]. History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR (in Ukrainian). 26 July 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
3. Knysh, Anna (20 April 2022). "Снаряд — на город ветеранки, пошкоджені будинки і бізнес: що вчиняли солдати РФ у селі на Сумщині" [Shells in a veteran's town, damaged buildings and businesses: what have RF soldiers done to a village in Sumshchyna?]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
4. "Верхня Сироватка" [Verkhnia Syrovatka]. Landmarks.In.Ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.

Notes

1. (Ukrainian: Верхня Сироватка, Russian: Верхняя Сыроватка, also Верхняя Сывороткa)