2.5.1Capital of Soviet Ukraine. 2.5.2German occupation. Where is Kharkiv Located? Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, the city was founded in 1654, is located at the banks of the Kharkiv, Lopan, and Udy rivers in northeastern Ukraine. Kharkiv, city, northeastern Ukraine. It lies at the confluence of the Uda, Lopan, and Kharkiv rivers. It was founded about 1655 as a military stronghold to protect Russia ’s southern borderlands; part of the old kremlin wall survives. Kharkiv Oblast (Ukrainian: Харківська область, romanized: Kharkivska oblast, Russian: Харьковская область, romanized: Kharkovskaya oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna (Ukrainian: Харківщина), is an oblast (province) in eastern Ukraine. Kharkiv is a major city in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine and is the second largest city in Ukraine with a population of over 1.5 million inhabitants. The city is in the northeast of the Ukraine. Kharkiv, the heavy industry center of Ukraine, is located in the northeast of Ukraine, about 200 kilometers away from the capital Kiev. The city is the second largest city in Ukraine and an important transportation hub and economic center of Ukraine. Also referred to as “Kharkov,” Kharkiv is a large city situated in the northeastern part of Ukraine. With a population of 1,425,987 inhabitants, Kharkiv is Ukraine’s second-largest and second-most-populous city. Kharkiv is a major urban center in northeastern Ukraine, functioning as the administrative hub for both Kharkiv Oblast and Kharkiv Raion. As the largest city in the historic Sloboda Ukraine region, it holds significant geographic and administrative importance within the country. Kharkiv is the administrative centre of Kharkiv Oblast and of the surrounding Kharkiv district. The city was founded in 1654 and after a humble beginning as a small fortress grew to be a major centre of Ukrainian industry, trade and culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv is one of the largest and the most important cities, the capital of the same name province and an education capital of eastern Ukraine. The city was founded in the middle of the 17th century, and currently there are over 1.4 million people living in Kharkiv.