Hyrine

Hyrine
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Hyrine (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°11′9″N 34°20′59″E / 51.18583°N 34.34972°E / 51.18583; 34.34972
Country Ukraine
OblastSumy Oblast
RaionSumy Raion
HromadaBilopillia urban hromada
Elevation151 m (495 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total
58
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Postal code
41821
Area code+380 5443

Hyrine is a village in Bilopillia urban hromada, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Until 2020, the local government body was the Hurynivka Village Council.

Geography

The village of Hyrine is located 3 km from the Kryga River, near the place where it flows into the Vyr River. The town of Bilopillia, the villages of Novoivanivka and Sokhany are located 2 km away .

A stream flows through the village, which dries up with the tide.

History

The village suffered as a result of the Holodomor carried out by the Soviet Union in 1923–1933 and in 1946–1947.[3]

On June 12, 2020, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 723-r "On the Determination of Administrative Centers and Approval of Territories of Territorial Communities of Sumy Region", it became part of the Bilopillia urban hromada.[4]

On July 19, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Bilopillia Raion, the village became part of the newly formed Sumy Raion.[5]

Russo-Ukrainian War

On April 25, 2022, during a joint patrol in the evening, servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and border guards heard 7 shots, most likely from a mortar, that exploded near the village of Hyrine. No servicemen were injured as a result of the said shelling.[6]

On May 24, 2024, 2 shellings were recorded on the village from Russian forces: 26 explosions, probably 152 mm artillery.[7]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village's population was 58 people.[2] The main languages of the village were:[8]

References

  1. ^ "Hyrine". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Table: 19A0501_07_059. Number of actual population in rural areas, Sumska oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  3. ^ "стор 11 Голодомор на Сумщині. Спогади очевидців" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Кабінет Міністрів України - Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Сумської області". www.kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  5. ^ "Постанова Верховної Ради України від" (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  6. ^ "За добу Сумщину чотири рази обстрілювали з території Росії – ДПСУ". Суспільне Новини (in Ukrainian). 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  7. ^ "У Середино-Буді ворожими обстрілами пошкоджено три приватних будинки". debaty.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  8. ^ "Table: 19A0501_07_059. Number of actual population in rural areas, Sumska oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 7 November 2025.