Topoli (Ukrainian: Тополі; Russian: Тополи, lit. 'Poplars') is a rural settlement in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Geography
Topoli is on the western, right bank of the Oskil River, adjacent to the border with Russia and at the northern end of Dvorichna National Nature Park. On the other side of the Oskil, to the south, there is a much larger village that is also called Topoli.
History
On June 12, 2020, in accordance with the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 725-p "On the definition of administrative centers and approval of territories of territorial hromadas of Kharkiv oblast", it became part of Dvorichna settlement hromada.[2] On July 19, 2020, as a result of further administrative-territorial reforms that abolished Dvorichna Raion, the village became part of Kupiansk Raion of Kharkiv Oblast.[3]
Russo-Ukrainian War
The village was occupied by Russian troops on February 24, 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They withdrew from the village and the rest of the western side of the Oskil River on about 11 September 2022 during Ukraine's Kharkiv counteroffensive.[4] Due to heavy mining, Topoli and the neighbouring village of Stroivka remained empty until September 2023, when Ukrainian forces cleared a path through the mines and re-entered the villages.[5]
On 24 February 2025, Russia claimed that its forces recaptured the village.[6][7] Deep State UA , a Ukrainian open-source intelligence organisation, claimed that Russian forces advanced near the village.[8]
References
- ^ "Дворічанська територіальна громада" [Dvorichan territorial community] (in Ukrainian). Decentralisation in Ukraine. 2022. p. 6. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Харківської області". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 11". Institute for the Study of War. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Shulzhenko, Daria (7 September 2023). "Ukraine war latest: Russia moving troops to southern front line to strengthen defense, Kyiv says". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Russian troops liberate Topoli community in Kharkov Region over past day — top brass". TASS. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Diakonov, Ivan (26 February 2025). "Russia occupies Novoocheretuvate in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
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