Polohy

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Polohy
Пологи
Polohy railway station
Polohy railway station
Flag of Polohy
Coat of arms of Polohy
Polohy is located in Ukraine
Polohy
Polohy
Polohy is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Polohy
Polohy
Coordinates: Coordinates: 47°29′N 36°15′E / 47.483°N 36.250°E / 47.483; 36.250
Country
Oblast
Raion
 Ukraine
Flag of Zaporizhia Oblast.svg Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Polohy Raion
Control Russia[1]
Population
 (2021)
 • Total20,396
ClimateDfa

Polohy (Ukrainian: Поло́ги, pronounced [poˈɫɔɦɪ]; Russian: Пологи, romanizedPologi) is a city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, currently under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.[1] It serves as the administrative center of Polohy Raion. Population: 20,396 (2021 est.)[2].

From 1928 to 1937, it carried the name of Chubarivka, after the Ukrainian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician Vlas Chubar.[citation needed]

History

On 3 March 2022, Polohy was captured by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Ukraine after 11th night of war: Mayor killed, towns taken, Moscow promises civilian corridors to Russia". Baltic News Network. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  3. ^ "Under the Russian boot: how citizens of Polohy live through hell of occupation". Ukraine Crisis Media Center. 17 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

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