Merefa Community

Kharkiv region

Population&Priorities

Population: 25,000

People of the community
Community and War
Development strategy

People of the community

Veniamin Sitov has been the headman of the Merefa territorial community since 2010.

He is Vice-President of the Association of Local Self-Government Bodies of the Kharkiv Region, head of the section of cities and towns of regional and district significance and settlements that constitute district centres.

He was also elected a member of the board of the Kharkiv Regional Branch of the Association of Ukrainian Cities.

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Community and War

On March 2, the village of Yakovlivka of the Merefa community was hit by an airstrike by the Russian occupiers. Bombs destroyed at least 30 private households, as well as private cars and commercial buildings. 7 people were injured, 10 people were rescued from under rubble, 3 people were killed.On March 17, Russian troops struck again having shelled an educational institution and a cultural centre in Merefa. The rocket hit on the school building led to large-scale destruction and a fire on more than 400 m2.Shelling of Merefa by the Russian occupation forces in the morning of May 17 and in the evening of May 23 damaged over 30 houses, a high-voltage line and a number of cars.On August 1 at around 2:00 a.m., the occupiers launched rockets on the workshops of one of Merefa’s enterprises. A fire spread over an area of 100 m2. The security guard of the enterprise was injured and hospitalized.

Consequences of the war Source

Consequences of the war

Consequences of the war Source

Consequences of the war

Development strategy

The community pays attention to all settlements and their sustainable development.

Thus, one of the implemented strategic projects is the opening of a centre for the provision of administrative services in the Merefa community

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