Vovchanski Khutory (; ) is a village (selo) in Chuhuiv Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, located northeast by east (NEbE) of the centre of Kharkiv city, southwards of the Russia–Ukraine border. It belongs to Vovchansk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Geography The village of Vovchanski Khutory is located mainly on the left bank of the Vovcha river, there is a bridge. Upstream is the village of Pokaliane, downstream is the town of Vovchansk, and on the opposite bank is the village of Tykhe.
History The settlement was founded in 1600.
Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 The village came under attack by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in May 2024.
As of May 15, 2025, the village has been completely destroyed by Russian army shelling. By 15 April 2026, Russian forces fully controlled the village.Russia says it took control of settlement in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region
Demographics As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 1,340 inhabitants, whose native languages were 93.49% Ukrainian, 6.43% Russian and 0.07% Polish.
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