What is "sosnytsia"

Sosnytsia is a town and administrative center of the Sosnytsia Raion ( district) of the Chernihiv Oblast ( province) in north-central Ukraine. The townlet is located on the west bank of the Ubid' river, a tributary of the Desna river, some from Chernihiv, the province center.

Sosnytsia was the birthplace of Alexander Dovzhenko, a prominent Ukrainian filmmaker; his original house has been preserved as a museum in Sosnytsia dedicated to his life and work.