Sloboda Ukraine

Sloboda Ukraine

Слобідська Україна (Ukrainian)
Слободская Украина (Russian)
Sloboda Ukraine Слобідська Україна (Ukrainian); Слободская Украина (Russian)
Historical region
	From top, left to right: Annunciation Cathedral, Kharkiv; Ascension Cathedral, Izium; Holy Trinity cathedral, Sumy; Old fire station, Ostrogozhsk;
	Location of Sloboda Ukraine (yellow) in Ukraine
Country	Ukraine, Russia
Regions	East Ukraine, Central Black Earth Region
Cities	Sumy, Okhtyrka, Izyum, Ostrogozhsk
Capital	Kharkiv
Parts	Kharkiv Oblast, Luhansk Oblast, Sumy Oblast, Belgorod Oblast, Voronezh Oblast, Kursk Oblast, Donetsk Oblast

Sloboda Ukraine, also known locally as Slobozhanshchyna or Slobozhanshchina, is a historical region in northeastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia. It developed from Belgorod Razriad and flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries on the southwestern frontier of the Tsardom of Russia. In 1765, it was converted into the Sloboda Ukraine Governorate.