Liski, Voronezh Oblast

History

Liski was founded as Novaya Pokrovka (Новая Покровка) in 1571. The town later merged with the local train station, Liski, in 1928.

It was renamed Svoboda (Свобода) in 1943, and later renamed as Liski.

It was renamed Georgiu-Dezh (Георгиу-Деж) in 1965 after the first Romanian communist leader, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, before returning to Liski again in 1990.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

On 16 January 2025, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed to have struck an oil depot located in the town with at least 3 drones. On January 20 the oil depot was struck by drones again, causing an extensive fire detected by NASA's FIRMS.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Liski serves as the administrative center of Liskinsky District. As an administrative division, it, together with the khutor of Kalach in Liskinsky District, is incorporated into Liskinsky District as the Liski Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is part of Liskinsky Municipal District.

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9. Law #87-OZ
10. Law #85-OZ