Dibrova (), formerly known as Kabany, Kaganovichi, and Kaganovichi Drugi, is an abandoned settlement and former village in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, part of Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It was resettled due to the Chernobyl disaster and deregistered in 1999.

History

After the nuclear disaster of 26 April 1986, Dibrova was abandoned and in 1999, it was taken out of a registry as it was completely depopulated being located in the Zone of Alienation.

Dibrova, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast

Dibrova was previously located in Poliske Raion until was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Poliske Raion was merged into Vyshhorod Raion.

Dibrova, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast

From February to April 2022, Dibrova was occupied by Russian forces as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Dibrova, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast

Notable people

Lazar Kaganovich (1893 – 1991), politician

See also

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

References

Villages in Vyshhorod Raion

Ghost towns in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Populated places disestablished in 1986

1986 disestablishments in Ukraine