Novenke, Sumy Oblast

Village in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine

Novenke

Новеньке

Village

Novenke

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Novenke

Novenke (Sumy Oblast)

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Coordinates: 51°13′9″N 35°6′13″E﻿ / ﻿51.21917°N 35.10361°E﻿ / 51.21917; 35.10361
Country|  Ukraine
Oblast| Sumy Oblast
Raion| Sumy Raion
Hromada| Yunakivka rural hromada
Elevation

| 162 m (531 ft)
Population

(2001 census)

• Total

| 15
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

42312

Area code| +380 542

Novenke (Ukrainian: Новеньке) is a village in Yunakivka rural hromada, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast in Northern Ukraine. According to the 2001 census, the population was 15 people,[1] but by 2023, only 3 residents remained in the village.[2] In 2025, Russia captured the village through a cross-border offensive.

## Geography

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The village is located on the left side of the Loknya (Sudzha tributary) [uk]. Upstream, about 2 km south, is Basivka, and downstream, around 1.5 km north, is Sverdlikovo (in Kursk Oblast). The village is right on the border with Russia.

## History

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On June 12, 2020, following the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 723-r "About Determining the Administrative Center and Approving the Territories of the Territorial Communities of Sumy Oblast," this village became part of the Yunakivka rural hromada.[3]

On July 19, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and the liquidation of the Sumy District (1923–2020), this village was included in the newly formed Sumy Raon.

### Russian invasion of Ukraine

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As of February 28, 2025, according to data from DeepState and the Institute for the Study of War, this area is in what's called the "gray zone".[4][5] According to Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Russian forces tried to attack the village of Novenke along the border line, but without vehicle columns, just with infantry groups. On the other hand, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (ZSU) destroyed the enemy.[6]

According to info from "Kordon Media," citing Ukrainian military sources directly in the Kursk operation zone, the area around Novenke is important for Russia because it would allow them to cut off and complicate the logistics of Ukrainian defense forces in the Kursk region, as there’s a major logistics artery nearby. That’s why the enemy is trying to attack this area.[7]

On March 7, 2025, Russian sources claimed that their armed forces had taken over the village,[8] and the next day, based on geolocation footage released, it’s likely that Russian forces captured Novenke.[9][10]

## References

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1. ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
2. ^ "Паспорт громади станом на 01.01.2023 року. | Юнаківська громада, Сумська область, Сумський район" [Community Passport as of January 1, 2023. | Yunakivska Community, Sumy Oblast, Sumy District]. yunakivska-gromada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-03-11.
3. ^ "Розпорядження Кабінету Міністрів України № 723-р «Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Сумської області»" [Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 723-r "On Determining Administrative Centers and Approving Territories of Territorial Communities in Sumy Oblast."]. kmu.gov.ua. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
4. ^ Грамм, Вікторія (2025-02-28). "Село Новеньке на Сумщині у "сірій" зоні — Deep State" [The village of Novenke in Sumy region is in the 'gray' zone — Deep State]. Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-03-14.
5. ^ "ВСУ остановили прорыв войск РФ возле с. Новенькое в Сумской области. Враг продолжает попытки штурмов, - Генштаб Источник" [The Ukrainian Armed Forces stopped a breakthrough of Russian troops near the village of Novenke in the Sumy region. The enemy keeps trying to attack, - General Staff Source]. Censor.net. 2025-03-28.
6. ^ "На півночі Сумщини загострення – ворог намагається прорватися" [In the north of Sumy region, things are getting intense – the enemy is trying to break through] (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-03-01.
7. ^ "Ситуація на Сумщині: що відбувається біля Новенького? – Kordon Media" [What's going on in Sumy region? What's happening near Novenke?"]. Kordon Media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-03-01.
8. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 7, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
9. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 9, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
10. ^ "Минобороны сообщило об освобождении Лебедевки в Курской области" [The Ministry of Defense announced that Lebedevka in the Kursk region has been liberated.]. РБК (in Russian). 2025-03-09. Retrieved 2025-03-14.

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