Ruska Lozova

Ruska Lozova (Руська Лозова) is a village (selo) in Ukraine, in Kharkiv district of Kharkiv Oblast. It belongs to Derhachi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. , Ruska Lozova had a population of 5,016 people. The local government is the.

Geography
The village is located near the source of the river. The village is surrounded by a large forest.

History
Ruska Lozova was founded in 1647. The village suffered as a result of the Holodomor from 1932 to 1933, during which 20 people in the village died.

Until 18 July 2020, Ruska Lozova belonged to Derhachi Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Derhachi Raion was merged into Kharkiv Raion.

The suburb was used in early 2022, during the Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast, as a launch point by the Russian army firing at the city's civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian forces re-took the village from Russian troops on 29 April of that year.

Notable people

 * Ruslan Fomin, Ukrainian footballer