Slavhorod, Sumy Oblast


Slavhorod is a village in Ukraine, in Krasnopillia settlement hromada, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast. Until 2016, the local government body was.

Geography

The village is located on the left bank of the, where the flows into it. 3.5 km away was the village of, which was removed from the register in 2007, 2.5 km upstream of the Pozhnia is the village of, downstream is the village of Porozok, on the opposite side of which is the village of

History

The village suffered as a result of the Holodomor carried out by the Soviet Union in 1923–1933 and in 1946–1947.
On June 12, 2020, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 723-r "On the Determination of Administrative Centers and Approval of Territories of Territorial Communities of Sumy Region", it became part of the Krasnopillia settlement hromada.
On July 19, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Krasnopillia Raion, the village became part of the newly formed Sumy Raion.

Russo-Ukrainian War

On October 7, 2022, a senior soldier of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Valeriy Petrovych Bedelev, died in the village.
On May 12, 2024, at about 9 a.m., a village resident born in 1954 died as a result of enemy strikes. Two more were wounded, men born in 1983 and 2005. The deceased and the wounded were from the same family and were in their yard at the time of the shelling.
On June 30, 2024, the Operational Command North reported another shelling of the village. 3 explosions were recorded, probably from 122 mm artillery.
On August 10, 2024, Operational Command North reported another shelling of the village. 1 explosion was recorded, probably an FPV drone; 7 explosions, probably a 120 mm mortar.
On August 17, 2024, Operational Command North reported shelling of Sumy Oblast. Among the affected settlements, the village of Slavhorod - 2 shelling: 26 explosions, probably an air strike; 10 explosions, probably 152 mm artillery; 3 shelling: 15 explosions, probably a 120 mm mortar. As a result of the shelling, a farm building was damaged.
On August 21, 2024, Russian forces fired mortars at the village. The local fire department was damaged. A fire department employee, a shop assistant, and a local resident received shrapnel wounds. They were provided with medical assistance.
On August 22, 2024, the settlements of,,,, Porozok, Slavhorod,, Hrabovske, and were hit by Russian artillery fire. This was later reported by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a briefing.
On August 26, 2024, Russian forces continued to shell the border territories of Sumy Oblast. In particular, in the village, 2 shellings: 7 explosions, probably 122 mm artillery; 1 explosion, probably 120 mm mortar; 2 shellings: 2 explosions, probably FPV drone.
On August 27, 2024, the Operational Command North reported shelling of the village. 6 explosions were recorded, probably a 120 mm mortar; 5 shellings: 14 explosions, probably a FPV drone.

Population

According to data from 1864, the state settlement of Akhtyrsky Uyezd of Kharkov Governorate had a population of 2,312 people, 340 households, Orthodox church, sugar and saltpeter factories, and 4 annual fairs and bazaars.
As of 1914, the village belonged to the and the number of inhabitants had increased to 7,661 people.
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village's population was 909 people. The main languages of the village were:

Notable people

The following were born in the village: