Chaplynka

Chaplynka (Ukrainian: Чаплинка) is an urban-type settlement in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of the Chaplynka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It had a population of 9,415 (2022 estimate).[2] In early 2022, it came under Russian occupation as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Chaplynka
Чаплинка
Urban-type settlement
Flag of Chaplynka
Flag
Coat of arms of Chaplynka
Coat of arms
Chaplynka is located in Kherson Oblast
Chaplynka
Chaplynka
Chaplynka is located in Ukraine
Chaplynka
Chaplynka
Coordinates: 46°21′52″N 33°31′59″E
CountryUkraine Ukraine
OblastKherson Oblast
RaionKakhovka Raion
Area
 • Total13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • TotalDecrease 9,415
Postal code
75200
Area code+380-5538

Administrative status

Until 18 July, 2020, Chaplynka was the administrative center of Chaplynka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Chaplynka Raion was merged into Kakhovka Raion.[3][4]

History

Since February 24, 2022, the village has been temporarily occupied by Russian invaders.[5] To the south of the town is Chaplynka airfield (46°20′47″N 33°32′31″E) which as of August 2022 was being used as a Russian Armed Forces airbase against Ukraine as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6][7] After the Ukrainians recaptured Kherson in November, bringing Chaplynka within range of HIMARS strikes, the Russian aviation relocated to Berdiansk Airport.[8]

Notable people

References
  1. "Чаплинская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  5. "Точаться бої за Гостомельський аеродром, Скадовськ та Чаплинку — Залужний suspilne.media". 2022-02-27. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  6. "Russian military accumulate equipment at the Chaplynka airfield". Ukrainian Military Portal. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. October 2022. p. 44.
  8. Pittet, Benjamin. "Chaplynka 2.0". benjaminpittet.substack.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
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