Hoptivka

A checkpoint across the state border of Ukraine on the border with Russia

Hoptivka (Ukrainian: Гоптівка, Russian: Гоптовка) is a selo in Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine and a northeastern border crossing with Russia. It belongs to Derhachi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Until 18 July 2020, Hoptivka belonged to Derhachi Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Derhachi Raion was merged into Kharkiv Raion.[2][3]

History

During the initial eastern campaign of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russia on 24 February 2022, [4] and was subsequently retaken by Ukrainian forces on or about 11 September 2022 during its 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive. Hoptivka came under direct attack again by Russian forces on 10 May 2024 during Russia's 2024 Kharkiv offensive, with unverified reports from Russian military bloggers claiming that the village was captured on 11 May 2024.[5] On 15 May 2024, the village was confirmed to be under Russian control.[6]

Geography

The village of Hoptivka is located north of Dergachi, on the Lopan River (Donets Basin). The territory of the Hoptivka is located on the Central Russian Upland, within the forest steppe natural zone, a small forest massif (oak) adjoins the village. The relief of the village is an undulating plain with ravines and gullies.[7][8]

The climate of Hoptivka is temperate continental with cold winters and hot summers. The average annual temperature is +8.7 °C (in January -4.5, in July +22). The average annual rainfall is 520 mm. The highest rainfall occurs in the summer. There are large forest areas (pine and deciduous trees) on the territory of the village. The soils of the community are chernozems and meadow soils.[9][8]

Hoptivka is a checkpoint across the state border of Ukraine on the border with Russia. Only automobile control was carried out through the checkpoint before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The M2 highway is the primary border crossing, which meets the M20 in Ukraine. [10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Дергачевская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  2. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. ^ Вадим, Лубчак (2023-08-14). "3 км від кордону з Росією, 7 місяців під окупацією: репортаж про життя українців у Гоптівці (ВІДЕО)". Freedom (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  5. ^ Riley Bailey; Angelica Evans; Nicole Wolkov; Christina Harward; Frederick W. Kagan (2024-05-11). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 11, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 2024-05-13. Russian sources also claimed that Russian forces seized Hoptivka and Kudiivka (both northwest of Lyptsi and southeast of Kozacha Lopan).
  6. ^ Kharkiv Map Shows Russia Establishing 'Buffer Zone' Along Borde Retrieved 2025-07-15
  7. ^ "Географія". Харківська обласна військова адміністрація (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  8. ^ a b Харківська область. Географічний атлас. Серія «Моя мала Батьківщина» – 2021 рISBN 978-617-7208-58-6 Retrieved 2025-07-15
  9. ^ "Географія". Харківська обласна військова адміністрація (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  10. ^ Постанова Кабінету Міністрів України від 30 січня 2019 року № 55 «Про затвердження переліку автомобільних доріг загального користування державного значення» Retrieved 2025-07-15
  11. ^ UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007) Retrieved 2025-07-15

50°16′58″N 36°16′09″E / 50.2828°N 36.2693°E / 50.2828; 36.2693

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