Nova Sich, Sumy Oblast

Nova Sich
Нова Січ
Village
Interactive map of Nova Sich
Nova Sich is located in Sumy Oblast
Nova Sich
Nova Sich
Location of Nova Sich
Nova Sich is located in Ukraine
Nova Sich
Nova Sich
Nova Sich (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°5′8″N 34°55′10″E / 51.08556°N 34.91944°E / 51.08556; 34.91944
Country Ukraine
OblastSumy Oblast
RaionSumy Raion
HromadaYunakivka rural hromada
Elevation
[1]
176 m (577 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
378[2]
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Postal code
42335
Area code+380 542

Nova Sich is a village in Ukraine, in Yunakivka rural hromada, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast. Until 2016, the local government body was Kyianytsia Village Council.

Geography

The village of Nova Sich is located at one of the sources of the Oleshnia River, downstream at a distance of 1 km is the village of Kyianytsia. At a distance of up to 1 km are the villages of Korchakivka and Khrapivshchyna. Nearby is the H07 highway.

History

On June 12, 2020, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 723-r "On the Determination of Administrative Centers and Approval of Territories of Territorial Communities of Sumy Region", it became part of the Yunakivka rural hromada.[3]

On July 19, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Sumy Raion (1923—2020), the community joined the newly formed Sumy Raion.[4]

On February 23, 2023, by decision No. 4 of the Yunakivka Village Council "On renaming streets and alleys in settlements of the Yunakivka Rural Territorial Community", it was decided to rename the street in Varachyne without changing the numbering of buildings from Gagarina Street to Horikhova Street.[5]

Russo-Ukrainian War

On February 26, 2024, Russian ammunition hit the homes of civilians. Five homes were completely destroyed, and several more had their windows damaged. A retired couple died.[6] On June 30, 2024, the Operational Command North reported another shelling of the village. 8 explosions were recorded, probably from 122 mm artillery.[7] On August 7, 2024, the village was subjected to air, missile, and artillery strikes by Russian forces.[8]

Russian forces first entered the village on 24 June 2026.[9]

Population

According to data for 1864, the village of Vlasnytsia in the Sumsky Uyezd of the Kharkov Governorate had a population of 499 people (248 men and 251 females), which includes 89 households.[10]

As of 1885, the former private village of Pysarivska Volost had a population of 1,047 people, 130 households, and a shop.[11]

According to the 1897 census, the number of residents increased to 1,117 people (555 males and 562 females), of whom 1,116 were of the Orthodox faith.[12]

As of 1914, the village belonged to the Pysarivska Volost, and the number of residents had increased to 1,292 people.[13]

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village's population was 378 people.[2] The main languages of the village were:[14]

As of 2025, the population of Nova Sich was 27 people.[15][16]

Notable people

The following were born in the village:

References

  1. ↑ "Nova Sich". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Table: 19A0501_07_059. Number of actual population in rural areas, Sumska oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Кабінет Міністрів України - Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Сумської області". www.kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  4. ↑ "Постанова Верховної Ради України від" (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  5. ↑ "Про перейменування вулиць та провулку в населених пунктах Юнаківської сільської територіальної громади". yunakivska-gromada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  6. ↑ ""Звідси треба тікати": мешканець Нової Січі на Сумщині показав обстріляну військами РФ оселю". debaty.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  7. ↑ "В ОК "Північ" повідомили подробиці обстрілів прикордоння Сумщини". debaty.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  8. ↑ "Атака ВСУ на Курскую область: что происходит". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  9. ↑ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. 2026-06-24. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  10. ↑ Харьковская губернія. Списокъ населенныхъ мѣстъ по свѣдѣніямъ 1864 года, томъ XLVI. Изданъ Центральнымъ статистическимъ комитетомъ Министерства Внутренних Дѣлъ. СанктПетербургъ. 1869 — XCVI + 209 с., (код 3316)
  11. ↑ Волости и важнѣйшія селенія Европейской Россіи. По даннымъ обслѣдованія, произведеннаго статистическими учрежденіями Министерства Внутреннихъ Дѣлъ, по порученію Статистическаго Совѣта. Изданіе Центральнаго Статистическаго Комитета. Выпускъ III. Губерніи Малороссійскія и Юго-Западныя / Составилъ старшій редактор В. В. Зверинскій — СанктПетербургъ, 1885.
  12. ↑ Населенные места Российской империи в 500 и более жителей с указанием всего наличного в них населения и числа жителей преобладающих вероисповеданий : по данным первой всеобщей переписи населения 1897 г. / Под ред. Н. А. Тройницкого — С.-Пб. : Типография «Общественная польза»: [паровая типолитография Н. Л. Ныркина], 1905. — С. 1-251. — X, 270, 120 с.
  13. ↑ Харьковскій календарь на 1914 годѣ. Изданіе Харьковскаго Губернскаго Статистическаго Комитета. Харьковъ. Типографія Губернскаго Правленія. 1914. VI+86+84+86+26+116+140+44 с., Ukrainian
  14. ↑ "Table: 19A0501_07_059. Number of actual population in rural areas, Sumska oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Члек, Діана Крахматова, Крістіна (2025-04-22). "Відмовляються або йдуть пішки: як евакуйовуються люди з Юнаківської громади". suspilne.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2026-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ Грамм, Вікторія (2025-07-08). "Четверо загиблих та четверо поранених людей: удари по Сумщині за добу". Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2026-06-26.
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