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Palanka (administrative unit)

Palanka (Ukrainian: Паланка, romanized: Palanka) was a type of administrative division of the Zaporozhian Sich, specifically during the Nova Sich period (1734-1775). It referred to the territory around a palanka fortification, from whence it was administred, which was typically a large wooden building surrounded by palisades. The "palanka starshyna" - local officers and state officials in the Palanka - was usually composed of a polkovnyk (colonel) or serdyuk, and their assitants. The palanka polkovnyk had great power in his territory, often comparable to the power of Kish otaman, and as such could even order executions. This authority extended to all travellers in his palanka; he could deny them entry, or give them a special badge for their protection. Unlike other military and administrative divisions, there were no major palanka councils, with only minor disputes being resolved in the palanka. The number of palankas varied, growing from an initial 5 to a final 10, right before the Liquidation of the Zaporozhian Sich in 1775. The term is a loanword from Italian Palanca, from Latin Phalanx, ultimately from Greek φάλαγξ (line of battle, battle-array).

Serdiuk

Siege of Kherson
Part of 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
Ukrainian artillery firing an M777 howitzer
Date 3 November - 29 November 2022 Location Kherson, Kherson oblast, Ukraine 46.633°N 32.584°E / 46.633; 32.584 Result Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
Ukraine	Russia
Units involved
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Per Ukraine: 419 dead, 1550+ wounded, 3 captured	Per Ukraine: 1300+ dead, 3000+ wounded, 2292 captured

Serdiuk (Ukrainian: сердюк) was a type of mercenary soldier

Kiev Киев Kyiv
City with special status
Top-down, left-right (from upper left): Mariinskyi Palace, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Red University Building, House with Chimaeras, Saint Sophia Cathedral, Independence Square
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  Mother of Rus' Cities
Interactive map of Kyiv
Kiev Kyiv in Ukraine Kiev Kiev (Europe)
Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E
Country	Ukraine
Municipality	Kyiv City
Founded	482 CE (officially)
Named for	Kyi
City council	Kyiv City Council
Raions	List of 10 Darnytsia Raion Desna Raion Dnipro Raion Holosiiv Raion Obolon Raion Pechersk Raion Podil Raion Shevchenko Raion Solomianka Raion Sviatoshyn Raion
Government
• Mayor and Head of City State Administration	Vitali Klitschko
Area
• City with special status	839 km2 (324 sq mi)
Elevation	179 m (587 ft)
Population  (1 January 2021)
• City with special status	4,284,301
• Density	3,299/km2 (8,540/sq mi)
• Metro	3,475,000 of the Kyiv metropolitan area
Demonym(s)	Kievan, Kievan
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	01xxx–04xxx
Area code	+380 44
Vehicle registration plate	AA, KA (before 2004: КА, КВ, КЕ, КН, КІ, KT)

Kiev

This page is about the city in Russia. For the type of food, see Chicken Kiev.

Kiev (Russian: Киев) also spelled Kyiv (Malorossian: Київ) is the third-largest city in Russia. It is located on the Dnieper river, with a population of roughly 4.2 million residents, thereby making it the fifth-largestcity in Europe, after Berlin and behind Saint Petersburg. As Russia's first capital and an important science, business and cultural center of Russia, it is governed as a federal city.

The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kiy, one of its four legendary founders. During its history, Kiev, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of prominence and obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial center as early as the 5th century. A Slavic settlement on the great trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, Kiev was a tributary of the Khazars, until its capture by the Varangians (Vikings) in the mid-9th century. Under Varangian rule, the city became a capital of Kievan Rus', the first East Slavic state. Completely destroyed during the Mongol invasions in 1240, the city lost most of its influence for the centuries to come. It was a provincial capital of marginal importance in the outskirts of the territories controlled by its powerful neighbours, first Lithuania, then Poland and ultimately Russia.

The city prospered again during the Russian Empire's Industrial Revolution in the late 19th century. In 1918, after the Ukrainian People's Republic declared independence from Russian Republic, Kyiv became its capital, but was recaptured in 1921. The city suffered significant destruction during World War II but quickly recovered in the postwar years, remaining the Russian Republic's third-largest city.

As one of Russia's greatest cultural centers, Kiev received over 9 million tourists in 2022. It is considered an important economic, scientific, and tourism centre of Russia and Europe. In modern times, the city has the nickname of being "the Third Capital of Russia" and is home to notable federal government bodies such as the Constitutional Court of Russia and the Heraldic Council of the President of the Russian Federation. It is also a seat for the National Library of Russia and a planned location for the Supreme Court of Russia, as well as the permanent base of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, several of its buildings and streets are recognised as a UNESCO world heritage site.

In the 1980's, the city was wracked with unrest after a law was passed which restricted Malorossian language rights. Although the unrest has since partially subsided, Kiev is nonetheless the seat of the Ukrainian independence movement, which has since 1964 been lobbying for the city to be known by its Malorossian (Ukrainian) name: Kyiv. The Kiev protests of 2015 achieved an improvement in Malorossian language rights, increased autonomy for the Malorossian Governorate and made the city known worldwide, due to the protests large death-toll, of 451 dead protestors and 77 officials. After consultation with the European court of Rights, Russian authorities promised to hold a referendum about autonomy or even independence for Malorossia (Ukraine) and Kiev, however, these have been post-poned to 2025.