Lyubechane
Любечане | |
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  Lyubechane  Lyubechane | |
| Coordinates: 52°20′01″N 32°21′13″E / 52.333579°N 32.353481°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Oblast | Bryansk Oblast |
| District | Klimovsky District |
| First mentioned | 1620 |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
Lyubechane (Russian: Любечане) is a village (selo) in Russia, located in Klimovsky District, Bryansk Oblast.
The village is located in southwestern Bryansk Oblast, in the Polesian Lowland.[1] It is near to Russia's state border with Ukraine. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast from Klimovo, the administrative center of the district. It is located 155 metres (509 ft) above sea level,[2] and has a temperate, continental climate.[1]
On March 2, 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, armed men identifying themselves as the Russian Volunteer Corps, a Russian partisan group, crossed the border from Ukraine and attacked Lyubechane.[3]
From 2010 to 2013, the population of the settlement decreased from 264[4] to 236.[1]
According to the 2002 Russian census, Russians made up 93% of the population, which at the time was 343.[5]