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Polohy
Пологи | |
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Polohy railway station | |
Coordinates: Coordinates: 47°29′N 36°15′E / 47.483°N 36.250°E | |
Country Oblast Raion | ![]() ![]() Polohy Raion |
Control | ![]() |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 20,396 |
Climate | Dfa |
Polohy (Ukrainian: Поло́ги, pronounced [poˈɫɔɦɪ]; Russian: Пологи, romanized: Pologi) 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
- Viktor Poltavets (1925–2003), Soviet and Ukrainian artist
- Vitaliy Satskyi (1930–2017), Ukrainian politician
- Polina Zhemchuzhina, Soviet politician and wife of Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- The murder of the Jews of Polohy during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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