Vepryk, Kyiv Oblast

Vepryk is a selo in Ukraine, in Fastiv Raion of Kyiv Oblast. It belongs to Fastiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The village has a population of 1,053. It is famous for being the place where Ukrainian composer Kyrylo Stetsenko died. His house is a currently a museum, and there is monument on his grave. In the 19th century, a Jewish colony was founded in the village of Vepryk, an exemplary one for Jewish farmers.