Riasne, Sumy Oblast
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Riasne
Рясне | |
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| Coordinates: 50°41′22″N 35°23′29″E / 50.68944°N 35.39139°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
| Raion | Sumy Raion |
| Hromada | Krasnopillia settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1670 |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 814[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| Postal code | 42452 |
| Area code | +380 5459 |
Riasne is a village in Ukraine, in Krasnopillia settlement hromada, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast. Until 2016, the local government body was Riasne Village Council.
The village of Riasne is located 57 km from Sumy and 18 km southeast of Krasnopillia, near the sources of the Korova River, at the confluence of an unnamed stream with it, downstream at a distance of 10 km is the village of Slavhorod. There are many small ravines on the river and its tributaries. There is a railway nearby, a passenger stop in Pyatipillya(2.5 km away). The nearest railway station is the Krasnopillia railway station (18 km away).
History
The village was founded by Sumy colonel Gerasim Kondratiev in 1670 and was populated by his Cherkasy subjects.
The village has a St. Dmitriy Church.
The village suffered as a result of the Holodomor carried out by the Soviet Union in 1923–1933 and in 1946–1947.
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 Krasnopillia settlement hromada.[3]
On July 19, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Krasnopillia Raion, the village became part of the newly formed Sumy Raion.[4]
Russo-Ukrainian War
On May 24, 2024, 3 shelling attacks by the Russian aggressor were recorded on the village: 19 explosions, probably from a 120 mm mortar; 1 explosion, probably from a Lancet UAV. As a result of the shelling, 1 resident was injured and power lines were damaged.[5]
On June 30, 2024, the village was attacked by a FPV drone (2 explosions) and also shelled by 122 mm artillery (14 explosions). Critical infrastructure damaged.[6]
