Snagost, Kursk Oblast

Snagost (Russian: Снагость) is a village in Korenevsky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative centre of Snagost village council.

Snagost Снагость
Village
House in Snagost in 1910
Location of Snagost
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Coordinates: 51°18′58.3″N 34°53′26.2″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kursk Oblast
Administrative district	Korenevsky District
Selsoviet	Snagost
Founded	1707[1]
Elevation	143 m (469 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	494
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	307431
OKTMO ID	38618444101

Geography

The village is located on the right bank of the Snagost River opposite the confluence of the Muzhitsa and Blyakhovets rivers. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the Russian-Ukrainian border, 102 kilometres (63 mi) southwest of Kursk, 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) south of the district centre — urban-type settlement Korenevo. The absolute height is 143 metres above sea level.

History

Snagost was founded in 1707 by Ivan Mazepa.^[1]

In the late 19th century, it hosted two small annual fairs and a weekly market.^[5]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The settlement came under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in August 2024 as part of the August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[6][7][8][9]

Russian forces recaptured the settlement some time between 10 and 13 September 2024, during a Russian counterattack.^[10][11]