Lyman Pershyi, Kharkiv Oblast

Lyman Pershyi
Лиман Перший
Village
Lyman Pershyi
Lyman Pershyi
Coordinates: 49°47′28″N 37°42′23″E / 49.79111°N 37.70639°E / 49.79111; 37.70639
Country Ukraine
Oblast Kharkiv Oblast
Raion Kupiansk Raion
HromadaDvorichna settlement hromada
Founded1922
Area
  Total
1.012 km2 (0.391 sq mi)
Elevation
91 m (299 ft)
Population
  Total
280
  Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
62733
Area code+380 5750
KOATUU code6321883502
KATOTTH codeUA63080050220049198

Lyman Pershyi (Ukrainian: Лиман Перший, Russian: Лиман Первый, romanized: Liman Pervyj) is a village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. During the first days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was captured by Russian forces in their initial advance into the nation. The village for a short time returned to Ukrainian control after their successful 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive in September, but a localized Russian offensive later recaptured the village.

Since then, the village has been used as a staging ground for Russian offensives on the village of Synkivka to the south, as part of the larger effort to recapture the city of Kupiansk. Since August 2023, Russian assaults have more significantly picked up in quantity, while Ukrainian counterattacks reportedly also continued.