Title: Lyutezh Village Status: The village of Vyshgorodskiy district, Kyiv region Location: Located in about 28 miles from Kiev in the Kiev reservoir Population: 2282 Area: 3.2 sq km Reservoirs: Kiev reservoir Established in 975 Historical note: It is known from the year 975, when it was first mentioned in chronicles. It is believed that the name of the village comes from the name of the son of the Kiev governor Sveneld Ljuta, who was killed in this area by Prince Oleg. Until now the remains of settlements Lyutezh VI-VIII and X-XII centuries are captred near Lyutezh. Before the World War II 21 Lyutezh battalion of the Kiev district fortified - a chain of bunkers, field fortifications and obstacles was located in that area. In August of 1941 in the northern sector KyUR 161 separate machine-gun battalion defended the approaches to Kiev . In September 1943, in the district of Lyutezh Soviet troops crossed the Dnieper and created Lyutezhsky bridgehead from which the operation of liberationk Kyiv from the German occupiers was carried out . Main attractions: DOT 578, DOT 582.