Novi_Petrivtsi

Novi Petrivtsi

Novi Petrivtsi

Rural locality in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

Novi Petrivtsi (Ukrainian: Нові Петрівці) is a large village located just north of Kyiv, in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Today it is the administrative seat of the Petrivtsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

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Just outside the village lies the Mezhyhirya Residence, the former private residence of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and epicenter of a corruption scandal during his time as prime minister.[2][3][4][5] After Yanukovych fled Ukraine in the wake of the Revolution of Dignity, the complex was converted into a museum.[6] Yanukovych was last seen publicly in the village of Novi Petrivsi before he disappeared from Ukraine around 2:00am on 22 February, 2014, when local residents heard helicopters take off and saw two armored personnel carriers leave the area.[7]

A water reservoir of the Kyiv Hydro-Accumulating Power Station is located to the south of Novi Petrivtsi. Further south lies the city of Vyshhorod, which is adjacent to Kyiv.

A training facility of the Internal Troops of Ukraine is also located near the village. It is currently being used to train new recruits for the National Guard of Ukraine.[8]

On March 16, 2022[9] an apartment in Novi Petrivtsi was hit by a Russian airstrike, causing the structure to collapse. A two-year old boy was trapped under the debris and died soon after being rescued.[10]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Петровская громада". Gromada.info (in Russian). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. [2]
    (in Ukrainian) Янукович заявляет, что он - законный владелец резиденции «Межгорье» Yanukovych said that he - the rightful owner of the residence Mezhyhirya, UNIAN (7 August 2009)
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    (in Ukrainian) На "Межигір'я" рушила колона автомобілів: активісти хочуть заблокувати президента On the way to the residence of the President of activists stopped by the Berkut, Televiziyna Sluzhba Novyn (1 December 2013)
  4. [4]
    Yanukovych’s smooth ride to Mezhyhirya mansion, Kyiv Post (19 August 2010)
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    Euromaidan activists depart for Mezhyhirya residence, Interfax-Ukraine (6 December 2013)
  6. [6]
    Sim, David (2014-11-17). "Ukraine: Former President Viktor Yanukovych's Palatial Residence in Mezhyhirya Opens as Museum". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
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    Rachkevych, Mark (2014-02-23). "Mezhyhirya becomes Ukraine's newest public monument to corrupt excess - Feb. 23, 2014". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  8. [8]
    "Ukraine's New Force Seeks to Harness 'Maidan' Spirit". The Moscow Times. 20 March 2014.
  9. [9]
    "'What Is This All For?': Father Mourns 2-Year-Old Son Killed in Russian Shelling". news.com.au.
  10. [10]
    "'What is this all for?' Ukrainian dad mourns 2-year-old's death in shelling attack". WFLA. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
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