# Balakliia

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City in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

City in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Balakliia Балаклія City Zhovtneva street, the main street of Balakliia Flag Coat of arms Interactive map of Balakliia Balakliia Location of Balakliia Show map of Kharkiv Oblast Balakliia Balakliia (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine Coordinates: 49°27′57″N 36°52′04″E / 49.46583°N 36.86778°E / 49.46583; 36.86778 Country Ukraine Oblast Kharkiv Oblast Raion Izium Raion Hromada Balakliia urban hromada Founded 1663[1] Area • Total 35 km2 (14 sq mi) Elevation 79 m (259 ft) Population (2022) • Total 26,334 Time zone UTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST) Postal code 64200

**Balakliia** or **Balakliya**[2] ([Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_language): Балаклія, IPA: [\[bɐlɐˈkl⁽ʲ⁾ijɐ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Ukrainian) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LL-Q8798_(ukr)-Gzhegozh-%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%8F.wav); [Russian](/source/Russian_language): Балаклея, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Russian): *Balakleya*) is a [city](/source/List_of_cities_in_Ukraine) in the [Izium Raion](/source/Izium_Raion), [Kharkiv Oblast](/source/Kharkiv_Oblast), eastern [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine), on the northeast side of the [Siverskyi Donets](/source/Siverskyi_Donets) river close to where it is joined by the [Balakliika river](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balakliia_River&action=edit&redlink=1) [[uk](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D1%96%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%94%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8F))], which runs through the town. It is an important railroad junction in the [oblast](/source/Oblasts_of_Ukraine). Balakliia hosts the administration of [Balakliia urban hromada](/source/Balakliia_urban_hromada), one of the [hromadas](/source/Hromada) of Ukraine.[3] Population: 26,334 (2022 estimate).[4]

## Administrative status

Until 18 July 2020, Balakliia was the administrative center of [Balakliia Raion](/source/Balakliia_Raion). The [raion](/source/Raions_of_Ukraine) was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of [Kharkiv Oblast](/source/Kharkiv_Oblast) to seven. The area of [Balakliia Raion](/source/Balakliia_Raion) was merged into [Izium Raion](/source/Izium_Raion).[5][6]

## History

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### Early history and etymology

The land that is now Balakliia has been inhabited since ancient times. Settlements from the [Neolithic Age](/source/Neolithic_Age) and [Bronze Age](/source/Bronze_Age) have been preserved.[7]

The Balakliika River is the basis for the town's name.

The name "Balakliia" is derived from the [Balakliia River](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balakliia_River&action=edit&redlink=1) [[uk](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D1%96%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%94%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8F))], a tributary of the [Donets](/source/Donets). The river's name in turn comes from a [Turkic](/source/Turkic_languages) word meaning 'fish river'.[8] The *[Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary](/source/Brockhaus_and_Efron_Encyclopedic_Dictionary)* judges from the name of the settlement that the town was originally a [Tatar](/source/Tatars) settlement.[9]

### Modern period

In 1571, the Moscow government established a watch service on the Seversky Donets and Oskil rivers-seven watches whose task was to report the approach of the Tatars. A third watch was built at the mouth of the Balakliika River.

The modern history of the settlement began in 1663,[10][1] when it became populated by [East Slavs](/source/East_Slavs) and served as a guard post against raids from [Crimean Tatars](/source/Crimean_Tatars).[9][10] Starting in 1669 or 1670, the settlement served as the center of the [Balakliia Regiment](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balakliia_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1) [[uk](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA)], which existed until 1677.[7] Residents of Balakliia took an active part in the [Stenka Razin Rebellion](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stenka_Razin_Rebellion&action=edit&redlink=1) [[uk](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0)] (1676–1681), the [Bulavin Rebellion](/source/Bulavin_Rebellion) (1707–1708), and [Pugachev's Rebellion](/source/Pugachev's_Rebellion) (1773–1775).[7]

From 1817 to 1891, the settlement was known as Novo-Serpukhiv.[a][7]

By the early 20th century, Balakliia had a population of 5,197.[9] During the [Ukrainian War of Independence](/source/Ukrainian_War_of_Independence), from 1917 to 1920, it passed between various factions. Afterwards it was administratively part of the [Kharkiv Governorate](/source/Kharkiv_Governorate) of Ukraine.[11][12] It received urban status in 1938.[1] During [World War II](/source/World_War_II), the town was occupied by the [Wehrmacht](/source/Wehrmacht) between 9 December 1941, and 5 February 1943.[7][13][14]

### 2017–2019 arms depot explosions

March 2017 explosions in the city

On 23 March 2017, 20,000 inhabitants of Balakliia were evacuated after [a series of massive explosions](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balakliia_explosions&action=edit&redlink=1) [[uk](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%96_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%94%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%96%D0%B2_%D1%83_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%97)] erupted at a nearby arms depot of the Balakliia military installation, which stockpiles missile and artillery ammunition.[15] The disaster led to the death of one woman civilian; five other civilians were injured. There were no casualties among the military.[16][17] Thousands of residents within a 10 km radius around the complex were evacuated in the aftermath. By the end of March, the fires and resulting arms explosions at the ammunition depot in Balakliia had damaged almost 250 buildings. On 18 April, Balakliia and nearby villages were cleared of [unexploded ordnance](/source/Unexploded_ordnance).[18]

On 3 May 2018, there was a new series of explosions at the depot after dry grass caught fire.[19] 1,500 locals were evacuated, and no casualties were reported.[19] On 15 November 2019, another series of explosions killed two Ukrainian soldiers.[20]

### Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine

#### Russian capture and occupation

Further information: [Eastern Ukraine campaign](/source/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign) and [Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast](/source/Russian_occupation_of_Kharkiv_Oblast)

On 3 March 2022, during the [Russian invasion of Ukraine](/source/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine), Russian forces captured the town.[21] The then-Mayor [Ivan Stolbovyy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ivan_Stolbovyy&action=edit&redlink=1) [[uk](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%86%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)] initially stayed in the occupied town and collaborated with the Russian occupation forces. "[I]t’s complicated," he told Balakliia residents, "It’s war." He urged the town's inhabitants not to engage in looting or "terrorist acts".[22] On 28 March, the government of Ukraine began criminal proceedings against Stolbovyy on charges of treason and [collaboration with Russia](/source/Collaboration_with_Russia_during_the_2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine). In early April 2022,[23] Stolbovyy fled with his family to Russia.[24]

The senior military occupation officer in Balakliia was Colonel [Ivan Popov](/source/Ivan_Popov_(Russian_general%2C_born_1975));[25] the commandant charged with "keeping the local civilian population in check" went under the pseudonym "V. Granit" ([Granite](/source/Granite)), and oversaw at least one interrogation center where Ukrainian civilians were "beaten and questioned using electric shocks", according to Balakliia residents and Ukrainian government officials.[25] According to a [Reuters](/source/Reuters) investigation published in April 2023, "Granit" was the pseudonym of Valery Sergeyevich Buslov, a lieutenant colonel in the military police.[26]

The occupation force occupied a "run-down vehicle repair complex" on the town's outskirts and used it as their command center for the occupation. Russian soldiers distributed flyers "warning of Ukraine’s descent into [Nazi](/source/Neo-Nazism) rule" if the Ukrainian government regained control of the town, and "scribbled" on the walls of the military base.[25]

#### Liberation by Ukraine

Ukrainian flag flying in liberated Balakliia on 8 September 2022

Main article: [Battle of Balakliia](/source/Battle_of_Balakliia)

On 6 September 2022, Ukrainian forces launched a [counteroffensive](/source/2022_Ukrainian_Kharkiv_counteroffensive) towards Balakliia, reportedly retaking adjacent [Verbivka](/source/Verbivka%2C_Kharkiv_Oblast) and besieging the town.[27] After crossing the [Donets River](/source/Donets), men of the [71st Jaeger Brigade](/source/71st_Jaeger_Brigade_(Ukraine)) led an offensive on Balakliia, coming from the direction of [Husarivka](/source/Husarivka%2C_Balakliia_urban_hromada).[28] On 8 September, the [Ukrainian flag](/source/Flag_of_Ukraine) was raised over the town after [a brief battle](/source/Battle_of_Balakliia),[29] and on 10 September, Ukraine announced it had established control.[30][31]

After recapturing the town, Ukrainian officials said they had discovered [torture chambers](/source/Russian_torture_chambers) where Ukrainian prisoners were held. Serhiy Bolvinov, head of the [Kharkiv Region](/source/Kharkiv_Oblast) National Police Investigation Department, said that 40 people had been detained there.[32] Ukrainian President [Volodymyr Zelenskyy](/source/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy) said that more than ten similar torture chambers had been discovered in the Kharkiv Region.[33] Investigations also began against more alleged collaborators.[34]

Balakliia train station under repair in November 2022 after the city's liberation

Diesel trains were running on the [Kharkiv](/source/Kharkiv)–Balakliia railway line four days after liberation.[35] Electric power was restored to the town on 26 September 2022.[36] On 25 November 2022, the [Vinnytsia](/source/Vinnytsia) city council allocated 10 million hryvnias in funds to help rebuild Balaklia. The funds were to be used, specifically, to restore housing and improve heating services ahead of the winter.[37]

## Demographics

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1732 1,186[38] — 1906 5,197[9] +0.85% 1968 30,200[10] +2.88% 1989 35,737[39] +0.80% 2001 32,117[40] −0.89% 2013 29,499[41] −0.71% 2022 26,334[4] −1.25%

As of the [2001 Ukrainian census](/source/2001_Ukrainian_census), Balakliia had a population of 32,117 inhabitants. The ethnic composition was as follows:[42]

Ethnic groups in Balakliia percent Ukrainians 80.44% Russians 18.04% Belarusians 0.42% Azerbaijanis 0.19% Armenians 0.17% Romani 0.08% Tatars 0.07% Georgians 0.04%

## Gallery

		- Balakliia city sign

		- Balakliia Ambulance in front of local hospital

		- City hall

		- [Palace of Culture](/source/Palace_of_Culture)

		- Balakliia Lyceum

		- Children's playground

		- Balakliysk Primary School

		- Pedagogical college

		- Monument to fallen soldiers in the Second World War

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_language): Ново-Серпухів; [Russian](/source/Russian_language): Ново-Серпухов, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Russian): *Novo-Serpukhov*

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v t e Administrative divisions of Kharkiv Oblast Administrative center: Kharkiv Raions Berestyn Bohodukhiv Chuhuiv Izium Kharkiv Kupiansk Lozova Hromadas Balakliia Barvinkove Bezliudivka Biliaivka Blyzniuky Bohodukhiv Borova Chkalovske Chuhuiv Derhachi Donets Dvorichna Izium Kehychivka Kharkiv Kindrashivka Kolomak Krasnokutsk Kunie Kupiansk Kurylivka Liubotyn Lozova Lyptsi Mala Danylivka Malynivka Merefa Natalyne Nova Vodolaha Novopokrovka Oleksiivka Oskil Pechenihy Pervomaiskyi Petropavlivka Pisochyn Pivdenne Rohan Sakhnovshchyna Savyntsi Shevchenkove Slobozhanske Solonytsivka Starovirivka Staryi Saltiv Tsyrkuny Valky Velykyi Burluk Vilkhivka Vilkhuvatka Vovchansk Vysokyi Zachepylivka Zmiiv Zolochiv Cities Balakliia Barvinkove Berestyn Bohodukhiv Chuhuiv Derhachi Izium Kharkiv Kupiansk Liubotyn Lozova Merefa Pivdenne Slobozhanske Valky Vovchansk Zlatopil Zmiiv

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