Pylna
Settlement in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
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Pylna (Ukrainian: Пильна; Russian: Пыльная) is a village in Kharkiv Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, 34.93 kilometres (21.70 mi) north-northeast (NNE) of the centre of Kharkiv city. It belongs to Lyptsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Pylna
Пильна | |
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 Interactive map of Pylna | |
  Pylna Location of Pylna within Ukraine  Pylna Pylna (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50.286944°N 36.517778°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Kharkiv Raion |
| Hromada | Lyptsi rural hromada |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 211 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 62412 |
| Area code | +380 57 |
History
Pylna was founded in 1885 as a new settlement within the Russian Empire
During the initial eastern campaign of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russia on 24 February 2022, the first day of the conflict. It was retaken by Ukrainian forces later that year during its 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive. Pylna was once again captured by Russian forces on 10 May 2024 during the 2024 Kharkiv offensive.[2][3][4]
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 211 inhabitants, whose native languages were 64.09% Ukrainian and 35.11% Russian.[1]
