Desna, Chernihiv Oblast
Desna (Ukrainian: Десна) is a rural settlement in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine.[2] It hosts the administration of Desna settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] The settlement's population was 7,180 as of the 2001 Ukrainian census.[2] Current population: 7,297 (2022 estimate).[4] It is named after the Desna River which flows through the settlement.
Desna Десна | |
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Town entrance sign | |
| Flag Coat of arms | |
Desna Location of Desna in Chernihiv Oblast Desna Desna (Chernihiv Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′52″N 30°45′25″E / 50.93111°N 30.75694°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Raion | Chernihiv Raion |
| Town status | 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Yuriy Ostashevskyi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.08 km2 (0.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 7,297 |
| • Density | 91,000/km2 (240,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 17024 |
| Area code | +380 4646 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
The settlement houses a major military training center (169th Training Centre) of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. It was hit by an airstrike by Russian forces on 17 May 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On the 25 June, the town was hit with cruise missiles, causing large amounts of damage but no casualties were reported.[5]
History edit
Until 18 July 2020, Desna belonged to Kozelets Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Kozelets Raion was merged into Chernihiv Raion.[6][7]
Until 26 January 2024, Desna was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Desna became a rural settlement.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Desna (Chernihiv Oblast, Kozelets Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ a b . Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Деснянская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Russians launch 20 missiles against town 60km north of Kyiv, destroying infrastructure". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
External links edit
- Media related to Category:Desna (Kozeletskyi Raion) at Wikimedia Commons