Popovo-Lezhachi
Popovo-Lezhachi
Попово-Лежачи | |
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 A church | |
  Popovo-Lezhachi Location of Popovo-Lezhachi within Russia  Popovo-Lezhachi Popovo-Lezhachi (Russia) | |
| Coordinates: 51°17′24″N 34°18′28″E / 51.289983°N 34.307772°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Oblast | Kursk Oblast |
| District | Glushkovsky District |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,177 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
| Postal code | 307491 |
| Area code | +7 47132 |
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Popovo-Lezhachi (Russian: Попово-Лежачи; Ukrainian: Попово-Лежачі) is a village (село) in Glushkovsky District in Kursk Oblast of western Russia. The population was 1,177 as of 2010.
Geography
[edit]The village is situated on the left bank of the Seym river, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of the Russian-Ukrainian border, 140 kilometres (87 mi) southwest of Kursk, and 23.5 kilometres (14.6 mi) southwest of the district centre - Glushkovo settlement. Popovo-Lezhachi borders Tyotkino to the southwest.
History
[edit]The settlement was first mentioned in a written source in 1685.[1]
Popovo-Lezhachi has suffered casualties during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Николай Андреевич Благовещенский. Четвертное право. C. 417 (PDF). Москва, 1899
- ^ "Russian Border Regions Blame Ukraine for Fresh Attacks". themoscowtimes.com. The Moscow Times. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
In the Kursk region, Governor Roman Starovoit reported that Ukraine shelled the villages of Tetkino and Popovo-Lezhachi, also bringing power outages to the region.
- ^ "Blackouts in Russian Border Region After Drone Strikes – Governor". themoscowtimes.com. The Moscow Times. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
One worker suffered shrapnel wounds while restoring the power supply for Popovo-Lezhachi and the neighboring village of Tetkino, Starovoit wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
- ^ Mary Ilyushina; David L. Stern (29 September 2023). "Ukraine hits Russia's Kursk region repeatedly with airstrikes". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
On Tuesday, ... a mortar mine knocked out a power supply line in another small village of Popovo-Lezhachi, local authorities said.
- ^ "В Курской области обстреляли Тёткино и Попово-Лежачи" [Tyotkino and Popovo-Lezhachi were shelled in the Kursk region]. rbc.ru (in Russian). RBK Group. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Stefan Korshak (15 March 2024). "Cross-Border Fighting in Russia's West: Five Things to Know". kyivpost.com. Kyiv Post. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
As of midday Friday, a firefight of undetermined scale was in progress near the village Popovo-Lezhachi, Kursk Oblast. The adjacent village Tetkino was under raider or Ukrainian mortar fire.
- ^ "Житель курского села Попово-Лежачи пострадал при обстреле" [Resident of the Kursk village of Popovo-Lezhachi suffered injuries in an attack]. rbc.ru (in Russian). RBK Group. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ВСУ обстреляли село Попово-Лежачи Курской области" [The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) shelled the village of Popovo-Lezhachi in the Kursk region]. kpravda.ru (in Russian). Курская правда. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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