Belgorod is a city in Russia, serving as the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast. Situated on the Seversky Donets River, it lies approximately 40 kilometers north of the Ukrainian border. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 339,978.
In 1911, Joasaph of Belgorod, an 18th-century bishop, was glorified as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
On October 26 (November 8), 1917, Soviet power was established in Belgorod.
Until 1917, a dragoon regiment was based in the town.
In February 1918, Belgorod became part of the newly proclaimed Ukrainian People's Republic.
On April 10, 1918, troops of the Imperial German Army occupied Belgorod.
In May 1918, Belgorod became part of the Ukrainian State headed by Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi.
On December 20, 1918, the Soviet Red Army regained control over the city.
From December 24, 1918, to January 7, 1919, the Provisional Workers' and Peasants' Government of Ukraine was based in Belgorod.
From June 23 to December 7, 1919, the Volunteer Army occupied the town as part of White-controlled South Russia.
From September 1925, the territorial 163rd Infantry Regiment of the 55th Infantry Division of Kursk was stationed in Belgorod.
On March 2, 1935, Belgorod was allocated into an independent administrative unit directly subordinate to the Kursk Regional Executive Committee.
In September 1939, the 163rd Infantry Regiment was deployed to the 185th Infantry Division.
From October 25, 1941, the German Wehrmacht occupied Belgorod.
On February 9, 1943, the German Wehrmacht ended its occupation of Belgorod.
On March 18, 1943, the Germans re-captured Belgorod in the final move of the Third Battle of Kharkov.
On July 12, 1943, during the Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in world history took place near Prokhorovka.
On August 5/6, 1943, the Red Army definitively retook Belgorod.
In 1954, Belgorod became the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast and developed as a regional industrial and cultural center.
In 1989, the population of Belgorod was recorded as 300,408 according to the Soviet census.
In 2002, the population of Belgorod was recorded as 337,030 according to the census.
In 2010, the population of Belgorod was recorded as 356,402 according to the census.
On April 22, 2013, a mass shooting occurred in Belgorod, resulting in six fatalities.
On August 23, 2013, Sergey Pomazun was sentenced to life in prison for the mass shooting in Belgorod.
As of the 2021 census, the ethnic composition of Belgorod was recorded.
In 2021, the population of Belgorod was recorded as 339,978 according to the census.
On April 1, 2022, two Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopters performed a night raid and set fire to a fuel depot in Belgorod.
On June 30, 2022, trolleybus services in Belgorod were discontinued and replaced by diesel buses.
On April 20, 2023, a Russian Su-34 fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb on Belgorod, injuring two people.
In March 2024, authorities began evacuating 9,000 children from the city and wider region due to shelling and drone attacks.
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