Basivka, Sumy Oblast

Basivka is a village in the Sumy Raion of Sumy Oblast in eastern Ukraine, at about northeast of the centre of Sumy city. It belongs to Yunakivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

History

The first written mention of the village dates back to 1662.

Russo-Ukrainian War

On 3 April 2025, Russia claimed to have captured Basivka; this has been denied by Ukraine.
On 9 April, it was confirmed that Russia had captured the village.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 644 inhabitants, whose native languages were 91.96% Ukrainian, 7.42% Russian and 0.15% Belarusian.