Grayvoron

The sloboda of Grayvorony (Грайвороны) was founded on August 5, 1678.^[2] The name can be literally translated as "the scream of the crow".^{[citation needed]} It was granted town status and given its present name in 1838.^[2] According to a 1897 census, the town had a population of 6,340, of which 55% were Russians, 43.3% were Ukrainians, 1.1% were Jews, 0.2% were Romani and 0.1% were Poles.^[9]

The area has been the site of several cross border incursions led by anti putin groups since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On the 22 May 2023, the Freedom of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps, two Russian paramilitary units fighting for Ukraine, launched an incursion into parts of Belgorod Oblast, including Grayvoron.^[10] As a result, many citizens have started panicking and evacuating into safer regions of Russia, although no formal evacuation order was announced.^[11] On 23 May, Russia said it had routed the militants, pushing the remainder back into Ukraine.^[12] The settlement was once again the scene of fighing during the 2024 Western Russia incursion.^[13]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Grayvoron serves as the administrative center of Grayvoronsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of Grayvoron, together with the selo of Lugovka [ru] in Grayvoronsky District, is incorporated within Grayvoronsky Municipal District as Grayvoron Urban Settlement.^[6]

Population: 6,179 (2021 Census);^[14] 6,234 (2010 Russian census);^[3] 6,196 (2002 Census);^[15] 5,992 (1989 Soviet census).^[16]

Grayvoron is the birthplace of the Russian engineer and inventor Vladimir Shukhov.

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• Белгородская областная Дума. Постановление №П/21-21-4 от 8 ноября 2007 г. «О перечнях населённых пунктов Белгородской области», в ред. Постановления №П/47-25-5 от 28 мая 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в Постановление Белгородской областной Думы от 8 ноября 2007 г. №П/21-21-4 "О перечнях населённых пунктов Белгородской области"». Опубликован: "Сборник нормативных правовых актов Белгородской области", №116, ноябрь 2007 г. (Belgorod Oblast Duma. Resolution #P/21-21-4 of November 8, 2007 On the Registries of the Inhabited Localities of Belgorod Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #P/47-25-5 of May 28, 2015 On Amending Resolution #P/21-21-4 of Belgorod Oblast Duma of November 8, 2007 "On the Registries of the Inhabited Localities of Belgorod Oblast". ).
• Белгородская областная Дума. Закон №159 от 20 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, городского округа, муниципального района», в ред. Закона №244 от 4 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 12 Закона Белгородской области "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, городского округа, муниципального района"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Белгородские известия", №218–220, 24 декабря 2004 г. (Belgorod Oblast Duma. Law #159 of December 20, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations and on Granting Them a Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Urban Okrug, Municipal District, as amended by the Law #244 of December 4, 2013 On Amending Article 12 of the Law of Belgorod Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations and on Granting Them a Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Urban Okrug, Municipal District". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication.).

• Official website of Grayvoron (in Russian)
• Grayvoron Business Directory (in Russian)
• Media related to Grayvoron at Wikimedia Commons