Petropavlovka
Петропавловка | |
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Selo | |
Coordinates: 51°00′N 39°11′E / 51.000°N 39.183°E[1] | |
Country | Russia |
Region | Voronezh Oblast |
District | Ostrogozhsky District |
Time zone | UTC+3:00 |
Petropavlovka (Russian: Петропавловка) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Petropavlovskoye Rural Settlement, Ostrogozhsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. The population was 678 as of 2010.[2] There are 11 streets.[3]
Petropavlovka is located 21 km northeast of Ostrogozhsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Korotoyak is the nearest rural locality.[4]
During the 2 January 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian bomber accidentally dropped a bomb on Petropavlovka.[5][6][7] The Russian Defense Ministry said no one was killed or injured, but that at least six buildings were damaged. They said they were beginning an investigation into the incident.[8] Later local authorities reported 4 injured people and more than 100 damaged houses, 9 of which were destroyed completely.[9]