Vilkhivka, Kharkiv Oblast

Vilkhivka (Ukrainian: Вільхівка), also known as Olkhovka (Russian: Ольхо́вка),^[2] is a village in the Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Vilkhivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[3]

Vilkhivka Вільхівка
Village
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Coordinates: 49°58′51″N 36°30′12″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kharkiv Oblast
Raion	Kharkiv Raion
Hromada	Vilkhivka rural hromada
Elevation [1]	172 m (564 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,244
Time zone	UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3
Postal code	15461
Area code	+380 6250

History

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Vilkhivka was occupied by the Russian military, but was liberated on 27 March 2022 by the Ukrainian Army.^[2]