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Okhtyrka (Ukrainian: Охтирка; also known by its Russian name Akhtyrka Russian: Ахтырка) is a small city in Sumy Oblast in Ukraine. Okhtyrka is the administrative center of Okhtyrka Raion.
Okhtyrka
Охтирка | |
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City | |
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| Coordinates: 50°11′30″N 34°57′00″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Sumy |
| City municipality | Okhtyrka |
| Founded | 1641 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 47,216 |
| Website | City website |
Clashes have been ongoing in Okhtyrka between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the invading Russian Armed Forces in the city since 24 February, 2022.[1] On February 28, Russian forces used a vacuum bomb on the city.[2]
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