Chonhar
Chonhar
Чонгар | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Abandoned café "Chonhar" | |
 Chonhar on the map | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson |
| Raion | Henichesk |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,431 |
The article's name is transliterated in accordance to the official and academical romanization of Ukrainian.
Chonhar (Ukrainian: Чонгар), transliterated sometimes as Chongar, is a village in Henichesk Raion, Kherson Oblast, which is located on the Chonhar peninsula within the swampy region of Syvash. The village is a seat of the Chonhar rural community (silrada).
History
On 27 February 2014 during the 2014 Crimean crisis Crimean Berkut occupied the checkpoint near Chonhar and neighbouring territory.[1] After the disputed accession of Crimea to Russia the area became a de facto border patrolled by Berkut and pro-Russian militiamen.[2][3] By 27 December 2014 Russian forces had fully withdrawn from Chonhar Peninsula.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "ПОСТ "ЧОНГАР" КОНТРОЛИРУЕТ КРЫМСКИЙ "БЕРКУТ" ПОДЧИНЕННЫЙ ЯНУКОВИЧУ (видео) = Checkpoint 'Chonhar' is under control of Crimean 'Berkut' subordinated to Yanukovich (video)" (in Russian). 'Новый Визит' (Henichesk). February 27, 2014. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ^ "Ragtag camp grows on Russia's new frontier". Yahoo! News.
- ^ a b Chonhar Peninsula fully under Ukraine's control, Interfax-Ukraine (27 December 2014)
(in Ukrainian) Ukrainian military released Chonhar in Kherson oblast, korrespondent.net (26 December 2014) - ^ "Andriy Lysenko: Russian border troops withdraw behind the administrative border of Kherson oblast". Ukraine Crisis Media Center. 27 December 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2017.