Horenka, Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast
Horenka (Ukrainian: Горенка; Russian: Горенка) is a village in Bucha Raion (district) in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, on the NW border of the city of Kyiv. It belongs to Hostomel settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Until 18 July 2020, Horenka was located in Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion was split between Bucha, Fastiv, and Obukhiv Raions, with Horenka being transferred to Bucha Raion.
On March 14, 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, journalists Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra Kuvshinova, respectively a camera operator for and contractor with Fox News, were fatally wounded in the village. Their colleague Benjamin Hall was seriously injured.
References
- ^ "Гостомельская громада". Gromada.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Danielle Wallace; Greg Norman (15 March 2022). "Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski killed in Ukraine". foxnews.com. Fox News Channel. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
Fox News journalist Benjamin Hall was with Zakrzewski while newsgathering and was also injured. Hall remains hospitalized, Scott said.
- ^ Alex Werpin (15 March 2022). "Fox News Cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski Killed in Ukraine". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 March 2022.