Karabutove (formerly Korybutiv) is a village in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.

[1][2] Professor of Kyiv State University K. Tyshchenko interprets the origin of the name of the village either from the name of Prince Koribut, or from Lithuanian language:[citation needed][5] The name of the village Karabutov is perceived now as Tatar-Lithuanian: kara "black" + but from Lit.

It is possible that this name, which was clearer in its time, may actually come from the unattested *Koributov - formed from the Lithuanian proper name Koribut: during the time of Vytautas, a prince with this name ruled in Novgorod-Siverskyi in 1388-1392 - or from Lithuanian words kéroti "to grow" + bùtas "dwelling" In 1991, the population of the village supported the Act of Restoration of State Independence of Ukraine.

However, as a result of the Russian occupation, the demographic base of the village and its social structure were significantly undermined.

[6] The following activities are carried out on the territory of the village council: the Karabutiv village council, the agricultural enterprise STOV "Batkivshchyna", a paramedic-midwifery center, a comprehensive school of the 1st-3rd grades, a village club, a library, private shops.