Novi Petrivtsi

Rural locality in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

Village in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

Novi Petrivtsi Нові Петрівці
Village

Flag Coat of arms
50°37′23″N 30°26′47″E / 50.623056°N 30.446389°E / 50.623056; 30.446389
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kyiv Oblast
District	Vyshhorod Raion
Area
• Total	9.39 km² (3.63 sq mi)
Population
• Total	7,700
Area code	+380 04596

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), is a football player of 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

^ "Петровская громада". Gromada.info (in Russian). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ (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)
^ (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)
^ Yanukovych’s smooth ride to Mezhyhirya mansion, Kyiv Post (19 August 2010)
^ Euromaidan activists depart for Mezhyhirya residence, Interfax-Ukraine (6 December 2013)
^ 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.
^ Rachkevych, Mark (2014-02-23). "Mezhyhirya becomes Ukraine's newest public monument to corrupt excess - Feb. 23, 2014". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
^ "Ukraine's New Force Seeks to Harness 'Maidan' Spirit". The Moscow Times. 20 March 2014.
^ "'What Is This All For?': Father Mourns 2-Year-Old Son Killed in Russian Shelling". news.com.au.
^ "'What is this all for?' Ukrainian dad mourns 2-year-old's death in shelling attack". WFLA. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-04-11.