Boromlia


Boromlia or Boromlya is a village in Okhtyrka Raion, in Ukraine's central Sumy Oblast. It is the administrative centre of Boromlia rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 4,270.

History

Boromlia was established by Cossack ataman Korney Vasilyev, along with 425 other Cossacks, who settled on the banks of the. The settlement was formally established in 1658 with the issuance of a royal charter by Russian Tsar Alexis. The Church of the Ascension of the Cross, part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, was built between 1696 and 1726.
Since the 19th century, Boromlia has been home to an active community of strawberry farmers. Since 1908 there have been annual strawberry exhibitions in the village.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Boromlia was hit by Russian airstrikes on 3 and 5 March 2022, which damaged gas and electrical infrastructure along with a kindergarten and about 140 houses, according to Vasyl Romanika, the head of the village administration.
The village was occupied by Russia from 9 to 26 March, during the country's invasion of Ukraine. According to Romanika, four people were tortured and killed during the occupation.

Notable people