Balakliia

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Balakliia is a town in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast that gained prominence as a key frontline settlement during the 2022 Russian invasion.

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instanceOf town
administrativeCenterOf Balakliia urban hromada NERFINISHED
administrativeReform transferred to Izium Raion in 2020
climate humid continental climate
conflict 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine NERFINISHED
country Ukraine
distanceFromKharkiv about 90 kilometers southeast
elevation about 80 meters above sea level
foundedIn 1663
governingBody Balakliia City Council NERFINISHED
grantedTownStatusIn 1938
hasAreaCode +380 5749
hasIndustry construction materials
food processing
light industry
hasMilitaryFacilityNearby Balakliia ammunition depot
hasMinorityLanguage Russian
hasNearbyFeature Siverskyi Donets river valley NERFINISHED
hasPopulation approximately 27000 (pre-2022)
hasPostalCode 64200
hasRailwayStation Balakliia railway station NERFINISHED
hasRoadConnectionTo Izium NERFINISHED
Kharkiv NERFINISHED
Kupiansk NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Sloboda Ukraine NERFINISHED
languageOfficial Ukrainian
locatedEastOf Kharkiv NERFINISHED
locatedIn Izium Raion NERFINISHED
Kharkiv Oblast NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Balakliika River NERFINISHED
Siverskyi Donets River NERFINISHED
locatedOnTransportCorridor Kharkiv–Izium route NERFINISHED
occupationBeganOn March 2022
partOf Ukraine NERFINISHED
previousRaionCenterOf Balakliia Raion NERFINISHED
recaptureDate 8 September 2022
regionCapital Kharkiv NERFINISHED
roleInConflict key frontline settlement in Kharkiv direction
sufferedEvent 2017 ammunition depot explosions
civilian infrastructure damage in 2022
shelling during 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
wasOccupiedBy Russian Armed Forces NERFINISHED
wasRecapturedBy Armed Forces of Ukraine NERFINISHED

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