Yaruha, Ukraine

Yaruha is an urban-type settlement in southern Ukraine located near the Dniester River, and thus the border with Moldova. It is also sometimes known as Jaruga.

Beauplan's 1648 map showing the Yaruha area.

It was the site of engagement in the Polish–Soviet War.[1]

References

  1. Kubijovic, V. Ukraine: A Concise Encyclopedia (University of Toronto Press, 1963).


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