Okhtyrka

Okhtyrka Охтирка
City
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Coordinates: 50°11′30″N 34°57′00″E / 50.19167°N 34.95000°E / 50.19167; 34.95000
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Sumy
City municipality	Okhtyrka
Founded	1641
Area
• Total	30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	47,216
Website	City website

Okhtyrka (Ukrainian: Охтирка; also known by its Russian name Akhtyrka Russian: Ахтырка) is a small city in Sumy Oblast in Ukraine. Okhtyrka is the administrative center of Okhtyrka Raion.

Clashes have been ongoing in Okhtyrka between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the invading Russian Armed Forces in the city since 24 February, 2022.^[1] On February 28, Russian forces used a vacuum bomb on the city.^[2]

1. ↑ (in Ukrainian) Russian troops have invaded Sumy, and fighting is taking place in Okhtyrka - the head of the regional state administration, nv.ua (25 February 2022)
2. ↑ "Ukraine's ambassador to U.S. says Russia used a vacuum bomb on Monday". Reuters. Retrieved 28 February 2022.