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Discover Yakoviche in Ukraine

Yakoviche in the region of Volyns'ka is a town located in Ukraine - some 262 mi or ( 422 km ) West of Kiev , the country's capital .

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Local time in Yakoviche is now 04:40 PM (Friday) . 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: Vilnius, Minsk, Oradea, Iaşi, and Ternopil. When in this area, you might want to check out Vilnius . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Yakoviche ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sokal – Zhovkva

The Eparchy of Sokal – Zhovkva is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, in the ecclesiastical province of Kyiv-Halych. The current - and first - eparch is Mychajlo Koltun, C.S.S.R. , who was appointed to this position by Blessed Pope John Paul II.

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Located at 50.80 24.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchies

Dominopol

Dominopol was an ethnic Polish village, in Reichskommissariat Ukraine's (now Volyn oblast, Ukraine, now located in Ukraine. On July 11, 1943, at the height of the Massacres of Poles in Volhynia, the village was attacked by units of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. All Poles caught by the Ukrainian nationalists, regardless of their age, were tortured and murdered. Number of victims is disputed, most sources put it at 60 families, which is around 490 persons, including several children.

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Located at 50.92 24.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1943 in Europe, History of Poland (1939–1945), Mass murder in 1943, Massacres in Ukraine, Massacres of Poles in Volhynia, Poland–Ukraine relations, World War II crimes in Poland, World War II massacres

Zhovtnevoye

Zhovtnevoye is an air base in Ukraine located 11 km northeast of Volodymyr-Volynskyi. It served as a wartime dispersion base. It contains a small remote parking with a few reveted areas. This base is only about 40 km from the Polish border.

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Located at 50.92 24.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Soviet Air Force bases, Soviet Frontal Aviation, Ukrainian airbases

Pavlivka

Pavlivka is a town now located in northwestern Ukraine, in Volyn Oblast, near Volodymyr-Volynskyi, on the Luga river.

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Located at 50.62 24.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1944 in Europe, History of Poland (1939–1945), Massacres in Ukraine, Massacres of Poles in Volhynia, Poland–Ukraine relations, World War II crimes in Poland, World War II massacres

Svynaryn

Svinarin is a village in Volyn Oblast Ukraine; before World War II, part of Wołyń Voivodeship, Poland. Other names: S'vinazhyn, Swinarzyn, Svinazhin.

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Located at 50.95 24.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Urban-type settlements in Volyn Oblast