Lebedyn
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Lebedyn is a city in Sumy Oblast
, Ukraine
. Population is 28,948 (2001). An air base
is located nearby.
In 1708 the city was a site of ethnic cleansing against Ukrainians
during the Executions of Cossacks in Lebedin
by the Russian Empire
.
Sumy Oblast
Sumy Oblast is an oblast in the northeastern part of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Sumy.Other important cities within the oblast include Konotop, Okhtyrka, Romny, and Shostka....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. Population is 28,948 (2001). An air base
Lebedyn (air base)
Lebedyn is a former air base in Ukraine located 5 km southeast of Lebedyn city in Sumy Oblast. It is a badly neglected 1960s-era airstrip, and was likely intended for wartime aircraft dispersals....
is located nearby.
In 1708 the city was a site of ethnic cleansing against Ukrainians
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
during the Executions of Cossacks in Lebedin
Executions of Cossacks in Lebedin
Executions Cossacks in Lebedin , - was a large scale execution of Ukrainian Cossacks taken suspected of siding with Hetman Ivan Mazepa after his break with Tsar Peter I during the Great Northern War. Cossack officials summoned to the Council of Hlukhiv who have not reported to it were arrested,...
by the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
.
See also
- Executions of Cossacks in LebedinExecutions of Cossacks in LebedinExecutions Cossacks in Lebedin , - was a large scale execution of Ukrainian Cossacks taken suspected of siding with Hetman Ivan Mazepa after his break with Tsar Peter I during the Great Northern War. Cossack officials summoned to the Council of Hlukhiv who have not reported to it were arrested,...