Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi

Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi (Ukrainian: Куп'янськ-Вузловий, Russian: Купянск-Узловой) is a rural settlement in Kupiansk Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the left bank of the Oskil,^[1] in the drainage basin of the Don. Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi belongs to Kupiansk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[2] Population: 8,212 (2022 estimate).^[3]

Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi Куп'янськ-Вузловий
Rural settlement
Town entrance sign
Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi Location in Kharkiv Oblast Show map of Kharkiv Oblast Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi Location in Ukraine Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°39′24″N 37°39′00″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kharkiv Oblast
Raion	Kupiansk Raion
Population  (2022)
• Total	8,212
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

The settlement was created in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire to serve the eponymous railway station.

During World War II it was occupied by Axis troops from July 1942 to February 1943.

In 1956 a city club was built here.^[4]

In January 1989 the population was 13,196.^[5]

Until 18 July 2020, Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi belonged to Kupiansk Municipality. The municipality was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kupiansk Municipality was merged into Kupiansk Raion.^[6][7]

In 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine^[8] and occupied Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi. On September 10, amidst Ukraine's offensive in Kharkiv Oblast,^[9] Russian forces retreated from Kupiansk^[10] after which it was retaken by Ukraine. On September 26, Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi was also retaken.^[11]

Until 26 January 2024, Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi became a rural settlement.^[12]

Economy

Transportation

Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi railway station is a major railway junction^[1] which has connections with Kharkiv, Sviatohirsk, Sievierodonetsk, and, via Kupiansk to Stary Oskol in Russia. There are passenger trains along these directions.

The settlement has access to Highway H26 connecting Kharkiv with Sievierodonetsk, as well as by local roads to Borova and further to Izium.

References

1. Купянск-Узловой // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 14. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1973.
2. "Купянская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
3. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
4. Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии, 1957 (вып. 1). М., «Большая Советская энциклопедия», 1957. стр.217
5. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
6. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
7. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
8. Moscow, Yaroslav Trofimov, Alan Cullison and Brett Forrest in Kyiv, Ukraine, and Ann M. Simmons in. "Russia Begins Military Operation in Ukraine". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-03-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
9. Ellyatt, Holly. "Ukraine launches surprise counterattacks against Russian troops while they're distracted in the south". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
10. Townsend, Mark; Tondo, Lorenzo; Koshiw, Isobel (2022-09-10). "Ukrainian counter-offensive in north-east inflicts a defeat on Moscow". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
11. "Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi settlement liberated in Kharkiv Oblast, 6% of Kharkiv Oblast still under occupation". www.pravda.com.ua. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
12. "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.