Stepok, Sumy Oblast
Stepok
Степок | |
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 Interactive map of Stepok | |
  Stepok Location of Stepok  Stepok Stepok (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′56″N 35°23′47″E / 50.84889°N 35.39639°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
| Raion | Sumy Raion |
| Hromada | Krasnopillia settlement hromada |
| Elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 63[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| Postal code | 42437 |
| Area code | +380 5459 |
Stepok is a village in Ukraine, in Krasnopillia settlement hromada, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast. Until 2016, the local government body was Pokrovka Village Council.
Geography
[edit]The village of Stepok is located near the sources of the Sytna River, 4 km downstream is the village of Repyakhovka, Belgorod Oblast. The Gryazny River originates in the northwest of the village. The village borders Russia.
History
[edit]The village suffered as a result of the Holodomor carried out by the Soviet Union in 1923–1933 and in 1946–1947.
On June 12, 2020, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 723-r "On the Determination of Administrative Centers and Approval of Territories of Territorial Communities of Sumy Region", it became part of the Krasnopillia settlement hromada.[3]
On July 19, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Krasnopillia Raion, the village became part of the newly formed Sumy Raion.[4]
Russo-Ukrainian War
[edit]On March 19, 2024, the village was twice shelled by Russian forces. The shelling was carried out by cannon artillery, 120 and 82 mm mortars, and tanks.[5]
On July 14, 2024, the village was shelled by Russian forces. 6 explosions were recorded, probably the dropping of explosives from a UAV.[6]
On July 16, 2024, Russian troops shelled the village. One explosion was recorded, probably a VOG drop from a UAV.[7]
On July 28, 2024, the village was again shelled by Russian forces. 3 explosions were recorded, probably from an FPV drone.[8]
On August 1, 2024, the village was again shelled by Russian forces. Two explosions were recorded, probably from an FPV drone.[9]
On August 14, 2024, the Operational Command North reported that Russian forces shelled the Sumy region. 8 explosions were recorded in the village, probably 152 mm artillery.[10]
According to DeepStateMap.Live, Russian forces captured the village on 16 April 2026.[11]
Population
[edit]According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village's population was 63 people.[2] The main languages of the village were:[12]
The village was evacuated due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, with the last resident of the village, 60-year-old Oleksandr Mykolayovych, being killed by a Russian shelling in January 2024.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Stepok". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Table: 19A0501_07_059. Number of actual population in rural areas, Sumska oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Кабінет Міністрів України - Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Сумської області". www.kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ "Постанова Верховної Ради України від" (in Ukrainian). 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ "Окупанти обстріляли Конотоп, Середину-Буду і 23 села Сумської області за добу, про постраждалих не повідомляють". Інтерфакс-Україна (in Ukrainian). 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ "На Сумщині внаслідок обстрілів пошкоджені три будинки і комунальний заклад". debaty.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ "Подробиці вчорашніх обстрілів Сумщини від військових: пошкоджено критичну інфраструктуру і ЛЕП". debaty.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ "У Сумському районі внаслідок обстрлів пошкоджено п'ять будинків і навчальний заклад". debaty.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ "Подробиці обстрілів за минулу добу від ОК "Північ"". debaty.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ "Оперативні дані про обстріли від ОК "Північ"". debaty.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ "DeepStateMAP". 2026-04-16. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ "Table: 19A0501_07_059. Number of actual population in rural areas, Sumska oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Росіяни вбили останнього мешканця села Степок на Сумщині ➜ ZMINA". zmina.info (in Ukrainian). 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ Вороненко, Валерія (28 January 2024). "Армія РФ вбила останнього мешканця села Степок на Сумщині". Suspilne. Archived from the original on 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
