Birky, Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast

Birky (Ukrainian: Бірки; Russian: Борки) is a selo in Chuhuiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, with a population of 2936 in 2001.

Birky belongs to Zmiiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

This was the site of the Borki train disaster in 1888, which nearly killed Emperor Alexander III of Russia.

[3] Until 18 July 2020, Birky belonged to Zmiiv Raion.

The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven.

The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Birky was destroyed during the Second World War.