Hostomel

Hostomel

Гостомель
Hostomel Гостомель
Town
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 50°34′09″N 30°15′55″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kyiv
Raion	Bucha
Population (2021)
• Total	17,534

Hostomel (Ukrainian: Гостомель) is a city in Kyiv Oblast, northwest of the capital city of Kyiv.

Hostomel was badly damaged during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1] Russian troops lost a battle at the Hostomel airport. The city was given the title Hero City of Ukraine on 13 March 2022.[2]

References

"Fire reported in many buildings in Ukraine's Hostomel", India Today, 6 March 2022
Богданьок, Олена (6 March 2022). "Харків, Чернігів, Маріуполь, Херсон, Гостомель і Волноваха тепер міста-герої". Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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[1] "Fire reported in many buildings in Ukraine's Hostomel", India Today, 6 March 2022

[2] Богданьок, Олена (6 March 2022). "Харків, Чернігів, Маріуполь, Херсон, Гостомель і Волноваха тепер міста-герої". Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.