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Mokraya Orlovka

Selo in Belgorod Oblast, Russia

Mokraya Orlovka Мокрая Орловка
Selo
50°31′N 35°31′E / 50.517°N 35.517°E / 50.517; 35.517^[1]
Country	Russia
Region	Belgorod Oblast
District	Grayvoronsky District
Time zone	UTC+3:00

Mokraya Orlovka (Russian: Мокрая Орловка) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Mokroorlovskoye Rural Settlement, Grayvoronsky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. The population was 552 as of 2010.^[2] There are 3 streets.

Geography

Mokraya Orlovka is located 15 km northwest of Grayvoron (the district's administrative centre) by road. Spodaryushino is the nearest rural locality.^[3]

History

Russo-Ukrainian War

Raids by Ukrainian forces were reported in August 2024.^[4]

References

^ Карта Грайворонского района Белгородской области
^ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Белгородская область. 15. Численность неселения городских и сельских населённых пунктов" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
^ Расстояние от Мокрой Орловки до Грайворона
^ Christina Harward; Angelica Evans; Grace Mappes; Kateryna Stepanenko; Davit Gasparyan; George Barros (2024-08-10). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 10, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 2024-08-10. Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces also conducted isolated raids into Poroz and Mokraya Orlovka (west of Belgorod City and along the international border), Belgorod Oblast on August 10, but that Ukrainian forces do not maintain positions in these settlements.