Staryi Bykiv

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{{Short description|Rural locality in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine}}

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| native_name = Старий Биків

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| settlement_type = Village

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|established_title = Founded

|established_date = 1564

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|population_total = 469

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| population_as_of = 2017

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|area_code = +380 4632

|elevation_m = 127

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Staryi Bykiv ({{langx|uk|Старий Биків}}) is a village in Nizhyn Raion in Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine. It belongs to Nova Basan rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.{{cite web |title=Новобасанская громада |url=https://gromada.info/ru/obschina/novobasanska/ |publisher=Портал об'єднаних громад України |language=Russian}}

Staryi Bykiv was previously located in Bobrovytsia Raion until it was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Bobrovytsia Raion was merged into Nizhyn Raion.{{Cite news|title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466|access-date=2020-10-03|date=2020-07-18|website=Голос України|language=uk}}{{cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}}

It was captured by Russian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.On 27 February Russian troops destroyed the bridge between Staryi Bykiv and Novyi Bykiv, proceeding to enter the village. According to Human Rights Watch, Russian then rounded up six male villagers and had them summarily executed. The villagers' bodies were allowed to be buried in 7 March.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-03 |title=Ukraine: Apparent War Crimes in Russia-Controlled Areas |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/03/ukraine-apparent-war-crimes-russia-controlled-areas |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}

The soldiers left on 31 March. The Guardian said that three or four additional executions had taken place and that the local school had been destroyed. Much of the property in Staryi Bykiv and Novyi Bykiv was damaged or destroyed.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-09 |title=After Russians’ retreat, scarred Ukrainian village recounts month of terror |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/09/after-russians-retreat-scarred-ukrainian-village-recounts-month-of-terror |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}{{Cite web |title='They Were Shot In The Head': Beloved Son, Son-In-Law Among Victims Of 'Deliberate Cruelty' In Russian War On Ukraine |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russians-deliberate-cruelty/31834414.html |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}