Cemetery #51418
Yatsevo Cemetery
Local name: Яцево
Also known as Yatsevo (Яцево) · Yatsevo
0
documented records
≈ 23k–46k
approx. capacity (graves)
1.15 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Yatsevo is a cemetery in Chernihiv, on the east side of the city, and is one of five operating cemeteries there. It is described as one of the largest operating cemeteries in the region and in Ukraine, with about 125,000 burials reported in 2026. The cemetery was heavily damaged during the Russian assault in 2022, and an expansion of about 4 hectares has been planned.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 51.537500° N, 31.363649° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Bobrovytskyi Cemetery, Chernihiv 830 m away · Chernihiv
- Chernihiv German Prisoner-of-War Cemetery 1.1 km away · Chernihiv
- Chernihiv North-East Cemetery 1.3 km away · Chernihiv
- Bobrovytske Cemetery, Chernihiv 2.9 km away · Chernihiv
- Oleksandrivka Cemetery 3.2 km away · Chernihiv
- Chernihiv East Cemetery 4.3 km away · Chernihiv
- Yalovshchina Cemetery 4.5 km away · Chernihiv
- Polubotky Cemetery 6.0 km away · Polubotky
- Koty Cemetery, Chernihiv 7.4 km away · Chernihiv
- Khaliavyn Cemetery 7.5 km away · Khaliavyn
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How big is Yatsevo Cemetery?
Yatsevo Cemetery covers about 115 hectares (1.15 km²), about the same size as Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey. It is the largest of the 216 cemeteries we list in Chernihiv Oblast.