Moshchun

Village in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
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Village in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Moshchun
Мощун
village
50°36′11″N 30°18′47″E / 50.603°N 30.313°E / 50.603; 30.313
Country Ukraine
OblastKyiv Oblast
RaionBucha Raion
HromadaHostomel settlement hromada
Founded1664[citation needed]
Population
 • Total794
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
08106
Area code+380 4598

Moshchun or Moschun (Ukrainian: Мощун) is a village (selo) in Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to the Hostomel settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Most of the village was destroyed during Russia's attempt to capture Kyiv as part of its 2022 invasion.[2]

History

1854 drawing of Moshchun

Moshchun was originally named Pylnia (Ukrainian: Пильня) after the many sawmills in the village.[citation needed]

The May 21, 1656 Universal of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky gifted Moshchun, Vyshhorod, and Novi Petrivtsi to the Mezhyhirya Monastery.[3]

In 1886, Moshchun had a population of 203.[citation needed]

The Russian language television programs Muhtar's Return & Svaty were both filmed in Moshchun.[4]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was the site of the important Battle of Moshchun. Ukrainian forces held their positions at Moshchun against many Russian attacks, and it became one of the key strongholds protecting Kyiv.[5] 70% of buildings in the village were destroyed during the battle.[2]

Gallery

  • Vyshnevyi provulok (Ukrainian: Вишневий провулок – literally Cherry line)
    Vyshnevyi provulok (Ukrainian: Вишневий провулок – literally Cherry line)
  • A school
    A school
  • A bus stop and shops
    A bus stop and shops
  • The Church of St. John the Divine
    The Church of St. John the Divine
A panorama of Moshchun from the Irpin River as of 2014

References

  1. ^ "Гостомельская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ a b "У селі Мощун на Київщині знищено 2 тис будинків із 2,8 тис". Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  3. ^ "Kyievo-Mezhyhirksyi Spaso-Preobrazhenskyi Monastyr". Government historical-cultural reserve in the city of Vyshhorod (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  4. ^ "Боль и надежда украинского «Голливуда»". rg.kiev.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  5. ^ "Олександр Вдовиченко, «Слов'ян»: «Я був впевнений в своїх людях. І ми вистояли»". LB.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-02-02.
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