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Kharkiv

City

City in Ukraine.

View on map 49.99° N, 36.23° E Wikipedia

Held by

1789 – September 14, 1917 Russian Empire de facto
September 14, 1917 – November 7, 1917 Russia de facto
December 6, 1917 – March 10, 1919 Russia de facto
March 10, 1919 – December 29, 1922 Ukraine de facto
April 29, 1919 – January 9, 1920 Whites de facto Military occupation
December 30, 1922 – December 25, 1991 Soviet Union de facto
September 30, 1941 – August 22, 1943 Germany de facto Military occupation
since December 26, 1991 Ukraine de facto

Events here 7

1932 – 1933 Holodomor
October 20–24, 1941 First Battle of Kharkov
February 19 – March 15, 1943 Third Battle of Kharkov
August 1943 – August 23, 1943 Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation
April 21, 2010 Kharkiv Pact
February 24, 2022 Battle of Kharkiv (2022)
March 1, 2022 Kharkiv government building airstrike