Grayvoron
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Grayvoron ({{langx|ru|Гра́йворон}}, {{IPA|ru| ˈɡraɪ̯vərən|pron}}) is a town and the administrative center of Grayvoronsky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. It is on the Vorskla river (a tributary of the Dnieper) and the Grayvoronka river. It was known as Grayvorony until 1838.
History
The sloboda of Grayvorony ({{lang|ru|Грайвороны}}) was founded on August 5, 1678.{{cite web|title=About our District - Villages|url=http://www.graivoron.ru/nasch_rai/settlement/gorpos/|website=Official District Website|publisher=Grayvoronsky District|access-date=6 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006123752/http://www.graivoron.ru/nasch_rai/settlement/gorpos/|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=dead}} The name can be literally translated as "the scream of the crow".{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} It was granted town status and given its present name in 1838. According to a 1897 census, the town had a population of 6,340, of which 55% were Russians, 43.3% were Ukrainians, 1.1% were Jews, 0.2% were Romani and 0.1% were Poles.{{cite web|url=http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus_lan_97_uezd_eng.php?reg=684|title=Grayvoron district - the city of Grayvoron|website=Demoscope Weekly|access-date=3 December 2023}}
=Russo-Ukrainian War=
The area has been the site of several cross border incursions by pro-Ukrainian forces since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 22 May 2023, the Freedom of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps launched an incursion into parts of Belgorod Oblast, including Grayvoron.{{Cite news |last=Roth |first=Andrew |date=May 22, 2023 |title=Anti-Putin militia claims to have overrun Russian border village |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/22/anti-kremlin-militia-freedom-of-russia-legion-overrun-russian-border-village-kozinka}} On 23 May, Russia said it had routed the militants, pushing the remainder back into Ukraine.{{Cite news |last=Osborn |first=Andrew |date=2023-05-23 |title=Russia says cross-border attack from Ukraine has been crushed, one civilian killed |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/counter-terrorism-operation-russias-belgorod-region-continues-governor-2023-05-23/ |access-date=2023-05-23}}
The settlement was once again the scene of fighting in March 2024, amid another incursion.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-20 |title=Putin, After Re-Election Hoopla, Faces the Question That Worried the Tsars: How Does One Defend World’s Largest Country? |url=https://www.nysun.com/article/putin-after-re-election-hoopla-faces-the-question-that-worried-the-tsars-how-does-one-defend-worlds-largest-country |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The New York Sun |language=en}}
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Grayvoron serves as the administrative center of Grayvoronsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.Resolution #P/21-21-4 As a municipal division, the town of Grayvoron, together with the selo of {{ill|Lugovka, Belgorod Oblast|ru|Луговка_(Белгородская_область)|lt=Lugovka}} in Grayvoronsky District, is incorporated within Grayvoronsky Municipal District as Grayvoron Urban Settlement.Law #159
Demographics
Population: {{ru-census|p2021=6,179|p2010=6,234|p2002=6,196|p1989=5,992}}
Notable people
- Vladimir Shukhov (1853–1939), engineer
- Anatoliy Boldyrev (1883–1946), scientist
References
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External links
- [https://graivoron.ru/ Official website of Grayvoron] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817114506/https://graivoron.ru/ |date=August 17, 2021 }} {{in lang|ru}}
- [https://grajvoron.jsprav.ru/ Grayvoron Business Directory ] {{in lang|ru}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Belgorod Oblast
Category:Populated places in Grayvoronsky District