Discover Kusnyshcha in Ukraine
Kusnyshcha in the region of Volyns'ka is a town located in Ukraine - some 288 mi or ( 464 km ) West of Kiev , the country's capital .
Local time in Kusnyshcha is now 04:50 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Kaliningrad, Vilnius, Zhabinka, Pruzhany, and Minsk. When in this area, you might want to check out Kaliningrad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kusnyshcha ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Massacre of Wola Ostrowiecka
Massacre of Wola Ostrowiecka was a 1943 mass murder of Polish inhabitants of a Volhynian village of Wola Ostrowiecka, located in the prewar gmina Huszcza, Luboml county, in the Volhynian Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic. The perpetrators were nationalists of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army’s territorial command Piwnicz, supported by local Ukrainian peasants. On August 30, 1943, the Ukrainians surrounded the village, and began murdering its inhabitants.
Located at 51.30 23.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Husynne, Chełm County
Husynne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately 5 kilometres south-east of Dorohusk, 26 km east of Chełm, and 91 km east of the regional capital Lublin. The village has a population of 286.
Located at 51.13 23.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Kolemczyce
Kolemczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately 8 kilometres south of Dorohusk, 27 km east of Chełm, and 91 km east of the regional capital Lublin.
Located at 51.10 23.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Uchańka
Uchańka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dubienka, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately 4 kilometres north of Dubienka, 28 km east of Chełm, and 93 km east of the regional capital Lublin. The village has a population of 220.
Located at 51.08 23.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Battle of Dubienka
The Battle of Dubienka occurred during the Polish–Russian War of 1792 (War of the Second Partition of Poland) where on July 18, 1792, the Polish army under the command of General Tadeusz Kościuszko defended the Bug River crossing against the Russian army under General Michail Kachovski. Although the Russians had a numerical advantage of 5:1 over the Polish defenders, their attacks were stymied by field fortifications raised by the Poles, leading to a Polish tactical victory.
Located at 51.08 23.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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