Nova Basan

Nova Basan (Ukrainian: Нова Басань) is a village (selo) of Ukraine, in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast.

[1] The history of Nova Basan dates back at least as far as the middle of the 15th century, when it was a border fortress of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

[3] According to the Russian Empire Census of 1897, it had a population 7326, of whom 3460 were men and 3866 women.

[4] During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russia after the initial invasion but was retaken by Ukraine in early April.

[5] According to the 1989 USSR Census, the village had a population of 4017, of whom 1700 were men and 2317 women.