Liski, Voronezh Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Liski, Russia.

Liski (Russian: Ли́ски) is a town and the administrative center of Liskinsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population: 54,147 (2021 Census);^[6] 55,864 (2010 Census);^[2] 55,893 (2002 Census);^[7] 54,039 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Liski Лиски
Town[1]
In Liski
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Location of Liski
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Coordinates: 50°58′N 39°31′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Voronezh Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Liskinsky District[1]
Urban settlement	Liski[1]
Founded	1571
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	55,864
• Rank	294th in 2010
Administrative status
• Capital of	Liskinsky District,[1] Liski Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Liskinsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Liski Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Liskinsky Municipal District,[3] Liski Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	397900–397904, 397906–397910, 397979
OKTMO ID	20621101001
Website	adminliski.ru

History

Liski was founded as Novaya Pokrovka (Новая Покровка) in 1571. The town later merged with the local train station, Liski, in 1928.

It was renamed Svoboda (Свобода) in 1943, and later renamed as Liski.

It was renamed Georgiu-Dezh (Георгиу-Деж) in 1965 after the first Romanian communist leader, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, before returning to Liski again in 1990.^{[9][10][11][12]}

NASA's FIRMS detected extensive fire at a Liski fuel depot on 19 January 2025 23:09:00 (UTC)

On 16 January 2025, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed to have struck an oil depot located in the town with at least 3 drones.^[13][14][15] On January 20 the oil depot was struck by drones again,^[16] causing an extensive fire detected by NASA's FIRMS.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Liski serves as the administrative center of Liskinsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it, together with the khutor of Kalach in Liskinsky District, is incorporated into Liskinsky District as the Liski Urban Settlement.^[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is part of Liskinsky Municipal District.^[3]