Oleksiivka is a village in Ukraine, in Khotin settlement hromada, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast. Until 2016, the local government body was .
Geography The village of Oleksiivka is located at one of the sources of the . The villages of Volodymyrivka, Andriivka and Novomykolaivka are located 2.5 km away. The border with Russia is 4 km away.
History On March 9, 1943, Nazi soldiers burned 300 households in the village of Oleksiivka.
On June 12, 2020, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 723-r "On the Determination of Administrative Centers and Approval of Territories of Territorial Communities of Sumy Region", it became part of the Khotin settlement hromada.
On July 19, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the , the village became part of the newly formed Sumy Raion.
Russo-Ukrainian War On July 10, 2022, the Russian army used cannon and rocket artillery to shell the villages of Volodymyrivka and Oleksiivka.
On July 19, 2024, Russian troops shelled the village. One explosion was recorded, probably a VOG drop from a UAV.
On June 7, 2025, Russian forces both entered the village. The village was captured by Russian forces on June 12, 2025. On July 21, 2025, the fighters of the Ukrainian Defense Forces recaptured the settlement from Russian troops. On 11 August 2025, Russian forces re-entered the village and restarted the battle for the village. On November 5, 2025, Russian forces recaptured the village. On November 7, 2025, Ukrainian forces re-contested the village. As of July 2026, the village is under Russian control.
Demographics According to data from 1864, the village of Vlasnytsia in the Sumsky Uyezd of the Kharkov Governorate had a population of 1,339 people (664 men and 675 women), 89 households, and a distillery.Харьковская губернія. Списокъ населенныхъ мѣстъ по свѣдѣніямъ 1864 года, томъ XLVI. Изданъ Центральнымъ статистическимъ комитетомъ Министерства Внутренних Дѣлъ. СанктПетербургъ. 1869 — XCVI + 209 с., (код 3328)
As of 1885, the former private village of Pysarivska Volost had a population of 1,746 people, 238 households, an Orthodox church, a school, and 3 shops.Волости и важнѣйшія селенія Европейской Россіи. По даннымъ обслѣдованія, произведеннаго статистическими учрежденіями Министерства Внутреннихъ Дѣлъ, по порученію Статистическаго Совѣта. Изданіе Центральнаго Статистическаго Комитета. Выпускъ III. Губерніи Малороссійскія и Юго-Западныя / Составилъ старшій редактор В. В. Зверинскій — СанктПетербургъ, 1885.
According to the 1897 census, the number of residents decreased to 1,506 people (725 males and 781 females), all of whom were Orthodox Christians.Населенные места Российской империи в 500 и более жителей с указанием всего наличного в них населения и числа жителей преобладающих вероисповеданий : по данным первой всеобщей переписи населения 1897 г. / Под ред. Н. А. Тройницкого — С.-Пб. : Типография «Общественная польза»: [паровая типолитография Н. Л. Ныркина], 1905. — С. 1-247. — X, 270, 120 с.
By 1914, the number of residents had increased to 1,561.Харьковскій календарь на 1914 годѣ. Изданіе Харьковскаго Губернскаго Статистическаго Комитета. Харьковъ. Типографія Губернскаго Правленія. 1914. VI+86+84+86+26+116+140+44 с.
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village's population was 549 people. The main languages of the village were:
Ukrainian 93.24% Russian 5.67% Armenian 0.55% Other/Not specific 0.54%
In 2025, the population was 0 people.
Notable people The following were born in the village:
(1938–2022) – Ukrainian artist of decorative and applied arts (1949) – a Ukrainian graphic artist. (1978–2024) – a junior sergeant in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russo-Ukrainian War. (1948) – scientist, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, professor, corresponding member of the NAAS of Ukraine, rector of the V. V. Dokuchaev Kharkiv National Agrarian University Sadovsky Ivan Maksimovich (1912–1944) – Hero of the Soviet Union.
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