Poliske
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For the village in Zhytomyr Oblast, see Poliske, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
Poliske (Ukrainian: Поліське) or Polesskoye (Russian: Полесское) is an abandoned settlement and former urban-type settlement in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, part of Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the Uzh River and was an administrative center of Poliske Raion (district). However, later the town was taken out of a registry as it was completely depopulated being located in the Zone of alienation. Currently around 20 people live there, so called samosely ("self-settlers").[1]
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Poliske
Поліське | |
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Former urban-type settlement | |
Coordinates: 51°14′27.27″N 29°23′13.11″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
Raion | Poliske Raion (until 2020) Vyshhorod Raion (2020–present) Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (de facto) (1986–present) |
Founded | 1415 |
Status elevated (urban-type settlement) | 1938 |
Removed from registries | 1999 |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 20 |
(ca 12,000 in 1986) | |
Area code | +380 4592 |
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