Ryzhivka

Ryzhivka (Ukrainian: Рижівка; Russian: Рыжевка) is a village in Sumy Raion (district) in Sumy Oblast of northeastern Ukraine, on the left bank of the Seim river, at some hundred meters of the Russia–Ukraine border. It belongs to Bilopillia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

Ryzhivka
Рижівка
Village
Ryzhivka
Location of Ryzhivka within Ukraine
Ryzhivka
Ryzhivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51.252472°N 34.25235°E / 51.252472; 34.25235
CountryUkraine
OblastSumy Oblast
RaionSumy Raion
HromadaBilopillia urban hromada
Founded1719
Elevation
139 m (456 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total7
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
41820
Area code+380 5443
KOATUU code5920687401
KATOTTH codeUA59080030390050950

History

The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1719.

Russian Invasion of 2022

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was reportedly captured on June 9, 2024 by Kadyrovites.[2] However later Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Yuri Zarko, head of the Bilopillia hromada, denied that Russian troops had captured Ryzhivka.[3][4] On 13 June 2024, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andriy Demchenko claimed in a TV interview that Russian allegations about Ryzhivka are a part of a psychological operation aimed at misleading and demoralizing people in Ukraine. He also said that "Russian activities in Sumy front are not as intense as in Kharkiv Oblast".[5] The Ukrainian military has yet to comment on the situation in Ryzhivka.[6] As of 12 June, ISW has not observed visual evidence confirming Russian activity or gains in Ryzhivka since June 10 and assesses that Russian forces failed to establish an enduring presence in the settlement.[7]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 854 inhabitants. Their native languages were 82.38% Ukrainian and 17.27% Russian.[8]

References
  1. "На Сумщині спростували заяву «кадирівців» про захоплення села Рижівка". www.ukrinform.ua.
  2. Popeski, Ron. "Chechen leader Kadyrov says Russian troops capture Ukrainian border village". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. Вороненко, Валерія (10 June 2024). "Російських військових у Рижівці на Сумщині немає — голова громади". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. "Zelenskyy denies Russian fake about occupation of Ryzhivka in Sumy region". RBC-Ukraine. RBC-Ukraine. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. "Russian fakes about Ryzhivka village seizure are part of another psyop - Ukrainian State Border Guard Service". Yahoo News. 13 June 2024.
  6. "Updated: Ukraine refutes Kadyrov's claims about captured Sumy Oblast border village". The Kyiv Independent. 10 June 2024.
  7. Grace Mappes; Nicole Wolkov; Christina Harward; Karolina Hird; George Barros (4 June 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 12, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  8. "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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