Sahy, Kherson Oblast
Sahy (Ukrainian: Саги) is a small village in the Kherson Raion of the Kherson Oblast in Ukraine with a pre-war population of 770.[1]
Sahy
Саги | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Sahy Location of Sahy  Sahy Sahy (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′44″N 32°47′40″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kherson Oblast |
| Raions of Ukraine | Kherson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.2 km2 (0.08 sq mi) 5% |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (January 2022) | 770 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Eastern European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (Eastern European Summer Time) |
It has an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi). Sahy is located around 8.5 miles (13.6 km) south-east of the city of Kherson.[1]
The village's time-zone is UTC+2 (UTC+3 in the summer), which is standard across Ukraine except for the separatist Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, which observe Moscow Standard time (UTC+3).[2]
The village is currently occupied by Russian forces, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] Due to the Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam on June 6, 2023, the village was temporarily flooded.[4]
References
- "Sahy - Ukraine". City-Facts. September 2022.
- "Time in Ukraine". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- Schwirtz, Michael; Pérez-Peña, Richard (2022-03-02). "First Ukraine City Falls as Russia Strikes More Civilian Targets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- "Kakhovka Dam failure". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
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