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Vovchansk
Вовчанськ | |
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City | |
![]() Skyline of Vovchansk in 2015 | |
Coordinates: 50°17′16″N 36°56′34″E / 50.28778°N 36.94278°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
Raion | Chuhuiv Raion[1] |
Hromada | Vovchansk urban hromada |
Government | |
• Civil-military administration head | Tamaz Gambarashvili[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 70.3 km2 (27.1 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 17,459 |
• Estimate (2024) | < 100 |
• Density | 0.34/km2 (0.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Area code | +380 5741 |
Website | Official website |
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Vovchansk (Ukrainian: Вовчанськ, pronounced [wou̯ˈt͡ʃɑnʲsʲk], Russian: Волчанск, romanized: Volchansk) is a city in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, northeastern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Vovchansk urban hromada , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] Population: 17,459 (2022 estimate),[4] about 300 (2024).[5] The city was largely destroyed during 2024 northeastern Ukraine offensive.[6][7]
The head of the Vovchansk city military administration, Tamaz Gambarashvili, was injured, according to Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, on Telegram.
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