Kalynivka, Vinnytsia Oblast

Kalynivka (, , ) is a town in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. Kalynivka serves as the administrative district of Kalynivka Raion, one of twenty-seven raions (districts) of Vinnytsia Oblast. Population:

History
The Jewish population was important in the town. During World War II, the Germans occupied the town and kept the Jews prisoners in a ghetto. In May 1942, hundreds of Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.

2017 munitions explosion

On 26 September 2017, at about 10:00 pm (19:00 UTC), the munitions depot for the Ukrainian Army, just south of the town, blew up causing extensive damage to nearby houses and other buildings. This was implied (if not claimed) to be Russian "sabotage" by Ukrainian authorities, including President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman.

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References

External links
 The murder of the Jews of Kalynivka during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

Category:Cities in Vinnytsia Oblast
Category:Cities of district significance in Ukraine
Category:Vinnitsky Uyezd
Category:Shtetls
Category:Jewish Ukrainian history
Category:Holocaust locations in Ukraine