Gora-Podol

Gora-Podol (Russian: Гора-Подол) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Gora-Podolskoye Rural Settlement, Grayvoronsky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,862 as of 2010.^[2] There are 28 streets.

Gora-Podol Гора-Подол
Selo
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Coordinates: 50°28′N 35°38′E[1]
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Belgorod Oblast
District	Grayvoronsky District
Time zone	UTC+3:00

History

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Main article: 2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions

In May 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the governor of Belgorod Oblast, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that Ukrainian "sabotage groups" entered Grayvoronsky District. Ukrainian media reported that the cross-border excursion was performed by the rebel opposition groups, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion. The Freedom of Russia Legion claimed it captured the villages of Kozinka and Gora-Podol.^[3][4][5][6] They later got forced out of the villages.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Geography

Gora-Podol is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of Grayvoron (the district's administrative centre) by road. Grayvoron is the nearest rural locality.^[11]