Poroz
Village in Belgorod Oblast, Russia
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Poroz (Russian: Пороз) is a village in Grayvoronsky Municipal District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, about 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) northeast of the Russia–Ukraine border.
Poroz
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A church | |
 Interactive map of Poroz | |
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| Coordinates: 50°34′39″N 35°27′27″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Belgorod Oblast |
| Administrative district | Grayvoronsky District |
| Population | |
• Total | 315 |
• Estimate (2010) | 315 (0%) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [2]) |
| Postal code[3] | 309393 |
| OKTMO ID | 14632444111 |
Geography
The village is located in the southwest of Belgorod Oblast, in the southwestern part of the Central Russian Upland, west of the 14K-14 motorway, at a distance of about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) kilometres (in a straight line) northwest of the town of Grayvoron, the administrative centre of the district. The absolute height is 173 metres above sea level.
History
Russo-Ukrainian War
On the morning of 10 August 2024, a video began to circulate on the Internet showing that Armed Forces of Ukraine had likely entered and raided Poroz during the August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion.[4][5][6]