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 | |
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Coordinates: 49°57′21″N 36°00′41″E / 49.955833°N 36.011389°E | |
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 | |
• 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
editOn 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]
Demographics
editIn 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
edit- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Thomas Mackintosh (21 October 2023). "Ukraine war: Six postal workers killed in Kharkiv missile strike". BBC.
- ^ "Russian missile strike on Kharkiv postal centre kills six, governor says". The Guardian. 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Death toll of Russian attack on Nova Poshta depot rises to 8". The Kyiv Independent. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.