Vasylivka, Ochakiv urban hromada, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast

Vasylivka Василівка
Village
Top: Bus stop near village clubhouse Bottom: Village school
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Coordinates: 46.528889°N 31.790278°E / 46.528889; 31.790278
Country	Ukraine (occupied by Russia)
Oblast	Mykolaiv Oblast
Raion	Mykolaiv Raion
Area
• Total	1.433 km^2 (0.553 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2001 census)[1]
• Total	382
• Density	270/km^2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	57555
Area code	+380 5154

Vasylivka (Ukrainian: Василівка; Russian: Василевка; formerly Oleksandrivka (Олександрівка), also known as Shkadivka (Шкадівка)) is a village on the Kinburn Peninsula in Mykolaiv Raion (district) of Mykolaiv Oblast in southern Ukraine that is located at about 52.6 kilometres (32.7 mi) south-southwest (SSW) of the centre of Mykolaiv city. It belongs to Ochakiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[2]

Until 18 July 2020, Vasylivka belonged to Ochakiv Raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Mykolaiv Oblast to four, Ochakiv Raion was merged into Mykolaiv Raion.^[3][4]

Russo-Ukrainian War

Vasylivka came under attack and was occupied by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The invasion occurred as a result of the escalating Russo-Ukrainian War. The village, as well as all other occupied territory in the Mykolaiv Oblast, was annexed by Russia as part of their Kherson Oblast.

Following a Russian withdrawal and a counter offensive by Ukrainian forces between November 9th and 11th, almost all settlements in the Mykolaiv Oblast were retaken by Ukraine. The exceptions are Pokrovka as well as the other settlements on the Kiburn Peninsula, including Vasylivka, were the only remaining Russian-controlled areas in Mykolaiv Oblast.^[5]

Nature

Vasylivka is located within the Biloberezhia Sviatoslav National Park, in the Dnieper estuary.

References

1. "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
2. "Очаковская городская громада" [Ochakiv city community] (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
3. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ" [About the formation and liquidation of districts. Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine No. 807-IX.]. Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
4. "Нові райони: карти + склад" [New areas: maps + composition] (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
5. Midttun, Hans Petter (12 November 2022). "Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 262: Ukrainian defense forces liberate Kherson city". euromaidanpress.com. Euromaidan Press. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

External links

Media related to Vasylivka at Wikimedia Commons