Petropavlivka (, ) is a village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. The village is located about east by south (EbS) of the centre of Kharkiv. The village also hosts the administration of the Petropavlivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
The settlement came under attack by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and was regained by Ukrainian forces by the end of September the same year. In September 2024, Russian forces advanced into northern Petropavlivka. By 20 November 2025, Russian forces managed to recapture the settlement of Petropavlivka.
History 1821 — date of first mention. 1872 — date of renaming to the village of "Petropavlovka".Филарет (Д.Г. Гумилевский) Историко-статистическое описание Харьковской епархии: в 2-х томах. Х. Издательство «Харьковский частный музей городской усадьбы», 2011 г. – Т.2. - с. 267 On February 27, 2022, the Russian Armed Forces captured Petropavlivka. On October 2, 2022, during the Ukrainian counteroffensive, the Ukrainian Armed Forces recaptured Petropavlivka. By 20 November 2025, Russian forces again recaptured the village.
Demographics As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, the settlement had a population of 2,486 inhabitants. The linguistic composition of the population was as follows:
See also List of nearby settlements
Kupiansk
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