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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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