Izium
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Izium is a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast that became a major battleground and logistics hub during the 2022 Russian invasion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Izium canonical | 5 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Ukraine (as of late 2022) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 75 m above sea level ⓘ |
| firstMentioned | 1681 ⓘ |
| formerAdministrativeStatus | city of oblast significance ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| governingBody | Izium City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | Coat of arms of Izium ⓘ |
| hasFlag | Flag of Izium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Holy Ascension Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kramatorsk–Izium railway bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Kremlin Hill (Kremlivska Hora) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 45000 (pre-2022) ⓘ |
| hasRailConnectionTo |
Kharkiv
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sloviansk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnectionTo |
Kharkiv
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sloviansk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Sloboda Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Ukrainian ⓘ |
| languageWidelySpoken | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kharkiv Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kramatorsk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sloviansk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Donets River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siverskyi Donets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massGraveApproxBodies | over 400 bodies ⓘ |
| massGraveDiscoveryDate | September 2022 ⓘ |
| occupationEnd | September 2022 ⓘ |
| occupationStart | March 2022 ⓘ |
| partOf | Kharkiv Raion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recaptureDate | 10 September 2022 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
gateway to Donbas
ⓘ
logistics hub ⓘ railway junction ⓘ road junction ⓘ transport hub ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent |
civilian casualties in 2022
ⓘ
heavy shelling in 2022 ⓘ mass grave discovery in 2022 ⓘ urban destruction during 2022 battles ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Eastern European Summer Time
ⓘ
Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| wasBattlegroundIn |
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kharkiv counteroffensive (2022) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOccupiedBy | Russian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasRecapturedBy | Armed Forces of Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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