Plavni (Ukrainian: Плавні) is a village in Vasylivka urban hromada, Vasylivka Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine.[2] The population was 329 at the 2001 Ukrainian census.[3]
Plavni
Плавні | |
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 Plavni railway station | |
  Plavni Location in Ukraine .svg) Plavni Plavni (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′46″N 35°19′50″E / 47.56278°N 35.33056°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion | Vasylivka Raion |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 329 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 71613 |
| Area code | +380 6175 |
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History
editRusso-Ukrainian War
editOn 6 October 2024, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was entered by Russian forces from the south amidst a reported increase in combat in the area.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Plavni (Zaporizhzhia Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Васильевская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Barros, George; Evans, Angelica; Kagan, Frederick W. (7 October 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 7, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
