Novi Petrivtsi

Novi Petrivtsi Нові Петрівці
Village
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Coordinates: 50.623056°N 30.446389°E / 50.623056; 30.446389
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kyiv Oblast
District	Vyshhorod Raion
Area
• Total	9.39 km^2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population
• Total	7,700
Area code	[phone]

Novi Petrivtsi (Ukrainian: Нові Петрівці) is a large village located just north of Kyiv, in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Today it is the administrative seat of the Petrivtsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Just outside the village lies the Mezhyhirya Residence, the former private residence of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and epicenter of a corruption scandal during his time as prime minister.[2][3][4][5] After Yanukovych fled Ukraine in the wake of the Revolution of Dignity, the complex was converted into a museum.[6] Yanukovych was last seen publicly in the village of Novi Petrivsi before he disappeared from Ukraine around 2:00am on 22 February, 2014, when local residents heard helicopters take off and saw two armored personnel carriers leave the area.[7]

A water reservoir of the Kyiv Hydro-Accumulating Power Station is located to the south of Novi Petrivtsi. Further south lies the city of Vyshhorod, which is adjacent to Kyiv.

A training facility of the Internal Troops of Ukraine is also located near the village. It is currently being used to train new recruits for the National Guard of Ukraine.[8]

On March 16, 2022[9] an apartment in Novi Petrivtsi was hit by a Russian airstrike, causing the structure to collapse. A two-year old boy was trapped under the debris and died soon after being rescued.[10]

Notable people

• Serhiy Starenkyi (born 1984), footballer who played for Desna Chernihiv, Oleksandriya, Lviv and Arsenal Kyiv.
• Viktor Yanukovych (born 1950), former President of Ukraine. Was a resident of the village from 2002 until he fled to Russia in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity.

References

1. "Петровская громада". Gromada.info (in Russian). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
2. (in Ukrainian) Янукович заявляет, что он - законный владелец резиденции «Межгорье» Yanukovych said that he - the rightful owner of the residence Mezhyhirya, UNIAN (7 August 2009)
3. (in Ukrainian) На "Межигір'я" рушила колона автомобілів: активісти хочуть заблокувати президента On the way to the residence of the President of activists stopped by the Berkut, Televiziyna Sluzhba Novyn (1 December 2013)
4. Yanukovych’s smooth ride to Mezhyhirya mansion, Kyiv Post (19 August 2010)
5. Euromaidan activists depart for Mezhyhirya residence, Interfax-Ukraine (6 December 2013)
6. Sim, David (2014-11-17). "Ukraine: Former President Viktor Yanukovych's Palatial Residence in Mezhyhirya Opens as Museum". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
7. Rachkevych, Mark (2014-02-23). "Mezhyhirya becomes Ukraine's newest public monument to corrupt excess - Feb. 23, 2014". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
8. "Ukraine's New Force Seeks to Harness 'Maidan' Spirit". The Moscow Times. 20 March 2014.
9. "'What Is This All For?': Father Mourns 2-Year-Old Son Killed in Russian Shelling". news.com.au.
10. "'What is this all for?' Ukrainian dad mourns 2-year-old's death in shelling attack". WFLA. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-04-11.

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