Shostka ( Ukrainian : Шостка , IPA: [ˈʃɔstkɐ] ) is a city in Sumy Oblast , northeastern Ukraine . Shostka serves as the administrative center of Shostka Raion . Population: 71,966 (2022 estimate).
6-682: The city lies on the Shostka River, a tributary of the Desna , from which it gets its name. Shostka is an important centre of industry: in chemicals (see Svema ) and in dairy, the Shostka City Milk Plant was recently acquired by the Bel Group . In 1739, a gunpowder factory was built there. Since that time, Shostka was one of the most important gunpowder suppliers in the Russian Empire . In 1893,
12-775: A branch of a nearby railroad line was built. Shostka was granted municipal rights in 1920. In 1931, a film factory was built in Shostka which was one of the main suppliers of cinema and photo film in the USSR . During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine , Shostka was besieged by Russian troops on February 24. and may have been partially occupied. During the withdrawal from the Chernihiv Oblast and Sumy Oblast, Russian troops left Shostka. Shostka's population: 1926 — 8,600 inhabitants, 1959 — 39,000 inhabitants, 1970 — 64,000 inhabitants, 1979 — 80,000 inhabitants, 1984 — 84,000 inhabitants. Shostka
18-683: Is 360 m /s (13,000 cu ft/s). The river freezes over from early December to early April, and is navigable from Novhorod-Siverskyi to its mouth, a length of about 535 km (332 mi). The water level of the river reached its lowest recorded point in 140 years in June 2020. This water level was 5 m (16 ft) below normal for that time of year. The Desna originates in the Smolensk Heights of Smolensk Oblast , Russia . The river's source lies in Yelninsky District , east-southeast from
24-597: Is a river in Russia and Ukraine , a major left- tributary of the Dnieper . Its name means "right hand" in the Old East Slavic language . It has a length of 1,130 km (702 mi), and its drainage basin covers 88,900 km (34,324 sq mi). In Ukraine, the river's width ranges from 60 to 250 metres (200 to 820 ft), with its average depth being 3 m (10 ft). The mean annual discharge at its mouth
30-599: Is home to the Ukrainian football team Impuls Shostka . The city is the birthplace of Lightweight Boxer Ivan Redkach . Shostka is the hometown of the fictional Mousekewitz family in the 1986 animated film An American Tail , the opening of which depicts a Cossack (and cat) raid on the town. This article about a location in Sumy Oblast is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Desna (river) The Desna ( Russian : Десна ; Ukrainian : Десна )
36-557: The city of Smolensk and not far from Yelnya in a forest near the village of Naleti. The Desna then flows south through a low and swampy valley toward the city of Bryansk , where the river's right bank rises. After its confluence with the Seym near the Russian-Ukrainian border, the river then widens, splitting into numerous smaller branches. Its right bank declines again near the city of Chernihiv , and again near one of its tributaries,
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