Przewodów | |
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Village | |
 Saint Albert Chmielowski Church in Przewodów | |
  Przewodów | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′28″N 23°55′39″E / 50.47444°N 23.92750°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Lublin |
| County | Hrubieszów |
| Gmina | Dołhobyczów |
| Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 413[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LHR |
Przewodów ([pʂɛˈvɔduf]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dołhobyczów, within Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.[2] The village is located in the historical region of Galicia.[3]
History
[edit]Missile strike
[edit]On the evening of 15 November 2022, the village was hit by a stray missile[4] of Ukrainian origin as a result of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, killing two people.[5][6][7] 24 hours after the hit, access to the settlement was blocked for non-residents and journalists by the Policja.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The village of Przewodów". polskawliczbach.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ "Sokal (The early 1900s gazetteer of Austria-Hungary: Galizien)". Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Morris, Loveday (16 November 2022). "Border village in east Poland hit by deadly fallout from war next door". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 December 2022. Przewodow, border village in Poland, hit by deadly fallout of Russia's war - The Washington Post... After a stray missile killed two local men, Przewodow, a village in east Poland, found itself at the center of fears about a direct conflict between Russia and NATO.
- ^ "Poland: Russian-made missile fell on our country, killing 2". AP NEWS. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Russian missiles kill two people in NATO member Poland, US intelligence official says". news.sky.com. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "No concrete evidence on who fired missile, Poland's Duda says". Reuters. Warsaw. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Pronczuk, Monika; Petriczko, Ada (16 November 2022). "A tiny Polish border village is the focus of global attention". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
External links
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