Bairak (Ukrainian: Байрак; Russian: Байрак) is a village in Izium Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 69.9 kilometres (43.4 mi) south-east from the centre of Kharkiv city, on the right bank of the Siverskyi Donets river.
Bairak
Байрак | |
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 Interactive map of Bairak | |
  Bairak Bairak in Kharkiv Oblast  Bairak Bairak (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′46″N 36°50′14″E / 49.412685°N 36.837134°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Izium Raion |
| Hromada | Balakliia urban hromada |
| Founded | 1729 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 205 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 64265 |
| Area code | +380 5749 |
Etymology
editThe word Bairak comes from bayrak, which means a ravine overgrown with grass.[2]
History
editOn 12 June 2020, in accordance with an order from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the territory became part of the Balakliia urban hromada in the Balakliia Raion.[3] On 19 June 2020, the raion it was in was liquidated and it became part of the Izium Raion while retaining its previous hromada.[4]
Since the 2020s, on the T-21-10 highway off near Bairak, there is the construction of a bridge that is set to be around 200 meters long to connect the area.[5] The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the village was occupied from the early onslaught of the invasion until September 2022.[6] Russian forces presumably left the area in late August 2022 during the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive after blowing up the bridges connecting Bairak to the area via the Siverskyi Donets River.[6] By early September 2022, Ukrainian forces reached the village and liberated it.[6] After liberation, the village's main transport ways had to be rebuilt due to the destruction.[7]
References
edit- ↑ "Distribution of the population by native language on ukrcensus.gov.ua". Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ↑ Топонімічний словник України: словник-довідник. Знання. 1998. p. 31. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Харківської області". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Возле села Байрак полным ходом идет строительство моста". kh-news.net (in Russian). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 6". ISW. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ↑ "Два роки після деокупації: чим живе Балаклійська громада". Слобідський край (in Ukrainian). 11 September 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2026.