Hoptivka
Hoptivka (Ukrainian: Гоптівка, Russian: Гоптовка) is a selo in Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine and a northeastern border crossing with Russia. It belongs to Derhachi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]
The M2 highway is the primary border crossing, which meets the M20 in Ukraine.
Until 18 July 2020, Hoptivka belonged to Derhachi Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Derhachi Raion was merged into Kharkiv Raion.[2][3]
History
[edit]During the initial eastern campaign of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russia on or about 25 February 2022,[citation needed] and was subsequently retaken by Ukrainian forces on or about 11 September 2022 during its 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive. Hoptivka came under direct attack again by Russian forces on 10 May 2024 during Russia's 2024 Kharkiv offensive, with unverified reports from Russian military bloggers claiming that the village was captured on May 11 2024.[4] On 15 May 2024, the village was confirmed to be under Russian control.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Дергачевская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Riley Bailey; Angelica Evans; Nicole Wolkov; Christina Harward; Frederick W. Kagan (2024-05-11). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 11, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
Russian sources also claimed that Russian forces seized Hoptivka and Kudiivka (both northwest of Lyptsi and southeast of Kozacha Lopan).
- ^ https://www.newsweek.com/kharkiv-map-russia-buffer-zone-border-ukraine-1900222