Buzova, Kyiv Oblast

Rural locality in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

Buzova (Ukrainian: Бузова) is a village in Ukraine, in Bucha Raion (district) of the Kyiv Oblast. It belongs to Dmytrivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] The village has a population of 1,548. The M06 highway runs past it.

History

Until 18 July 2020, Buzova belonged to Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion was split between Bucha, Fastiv, and Obukhiv Raions, with Buzova being transferred to Bucha Raion.^[2]^[3]

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces attacked the stadium and fought over the recreational airstrip just outside the village.^[4] It was reported on 1 March 2022 that shelling hit the Adonis private maternity hospital beside the highway, and that there had been heavy fighting in the area for several days prior.^[5]^[6] It was later reported that a mass grave of civilians killed by Russian forces was found in the village.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Дмитриевская громада". Gromada.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
^ Carter, Dylan (11 March 2022). "'It was mayhem': A Belgian's escape from Ukraine". The Brussels Times. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ "A maternity hospital near Kyiv has been hit by a shell". Ukrayinska Pravda. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ "Air raid alerts in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities: Report". Al Jazeera. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ Piper, Elizabeth (April 10, 2022). "Dozens of Ukrainians Found in Grave near Kyiv as Battle Looms in East". Reuters. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "Dozens of Civilians Found Dead in Mass Grave near Kyiv". RTE. April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.