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.

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Izium canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
populated place
controlledBy Ukraine (as of late 2022)
linked to: Ukraine
country Ukraine
elevation approximately 75 m above sea level
firstMentioned 1681
formerAdministrativeStatus city of oblast significance
foundedInCentury 17th century
governingBody Izium City Council
hasCoatOfArms Coat of arms of Izium
hasFlag Flag of Izium
hasLandmark Holy Ascension Cathedral
Kramatorsk–Izium railway bridge
Kremlin Hill (Kremlivska Hora)
hasPopulation approximately 45000 (pre-2022)
hasRailConnectionTo Kharkiv
Sloviansk
hasRoadConnectionTo Kharkiv
Sloviansk
historicalRegion Sloboda Ukraine
languageMajority Ukrainian
languageWidelySpoken Russian
locatedIn Kharkiv Oblast
eastern Ukraine
locatedNear Kramatorsk
Sloviansk
locatedOnRiver Donets River
linked to: Siverskyi Donets

Siverskyi Donets
massGraveApproxBodies over 400 bodies
massGraveDiscoveryDate September 2022
occupationEnd September 2022
occupationStart March 2022
partOf Kharkiv Raion
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
linked to: Russo-Ukrainian War

Kharkiv counteroffensive (2022)
wasOccupiedBy Russian Armed Forces
wasRecapturedBy Armed Forces of Ukraine

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