West Topoli, Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
Topoli (Ukrainian: Тополі, romanized: Topoli) is a rural town (selyshche) in Dvorichchia municipality, Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It has a population of 261. Until 2020, the local government body was Pisky village council. It is located on the left bank of the Oskil, not to be confused with village of Topoli.
Topoli
Топо́лі | |
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Rural town | |
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  Topoli Location of Topoli within Ukraine  Topoli Topoli (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50°1′0″N 37°55′0″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Kupiansk Raion |
| Established | 1725 |
| Government | |
| • Type | village elder |
| • Body | Yuriv Serhii Volodymyrovych |
| Lowest elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 261 |
Geography
The rural town of Topoli is located on the left bank of the Oskil River, not far from the border with Russia, on the opposite bank is the village of Topoli. The elevation is 107 meters. [1]
History
The town was founded in 1920.
On June 12, 2020, in accordance with the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 725-p "On the definition of administrative centers and approval of territories of territorial communities of Kharkiv oblast", it became part of the Dvorichanska settlement community. [2]
On July 19, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and abolition of Dvorichansky raion, the village became part of the Kupiansk Raion of Kharkiv Oblast. [3]
The town was occupied by Russian troops from February 24, 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, before it was retaken in the Kharkiv counteroffensive.[4][5]
Since June 24, 2017, there has been a border service point, which was opened by Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov.
References
- "weather.in.ua - погода в с. Тополі (Харківська область, Дворічанський район) - прогноз погоди в Україні на 3 та 5 днів". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- "Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Харківської області". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- "Kharkiv Counter Offensive - Simon Norton Viral".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits retaken city as Ukrainian forces push frontline, retreating Russian forces abandon tanks". ABC News. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2023-04-16.