Ukrainka, Kherson Oblast

Ukrainka (Ukrainian: Українка; Russian: Украинка; until 1958, Khrushchevo (Хрущево)) is village in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine, about 121.8 kilometres (75.7 mi) northeast from the centre of Kherson city. It belongs to Novooleksandrivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Ukrainka
Українка
Village
Ukrainka is located in Kherson Oblast
Ukrainka
Ukrainka
Location of Ukrainka within Ukraine
Ukrainka is located in Ukraine
Ukrainka
Ukrainka
Ukrainka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 47.323056°N 33.782778°E / 47.323056; 33.782778
CountryUkraine Ukraine
OblastKherson Oblast
RaionBeryslav Raion
Area
 • Total113.9 km2 (44.0 sq mi)
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Population
 (2001 census)
 • Total313
 • Density2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
74222
Area code+380 5533

History

Until 18 July, 2020, Ukrainka belonged to Novovorontsovka 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 Novovorontsovka Raion was merged into Beryslav Raion.[2][3]

The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[4] and was regained by Ukrainian forces in the beginning of October.[5]

Demographics

The settlement had 313 inhabitants in 2001. The native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001 was:[6]

References
  1. "Новоалександровская громада" [Novoaleksandrovskaya hromada] (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ" [Regarding 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.
  3. "Нові райони: карти + склад" [New areas: maps + warehouse] (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  4. "ОПЕРАТИВНА ІНФОРМАЦІЯ ПО ХЕРСОНЩИНІ за даними від РДА та ОТГ 26.04.2022р. станом на 15:00" [Operational information on Kherson Region according to data from RSA and OTG on April 26, 2022. as of 15:00]. Kherson Regional State Administration (in Ukrainian). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. Paul Kirby (4 October 2022). "Ukraine regains Kherson villages from Russians". bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 5 October 2022. In his Tuesday evening address, Mr Zelensky said the villages of Lyubymivka, Khreshchenivka, Zolota Balka, Bilyaivka, Ukrainka, Velyka Oleksandrivka and Mala Oleksandrivka had also been liberated, and that that was "far from being the whole list".
  6. "Distribution of the population by native language on ukrcensus.gov.ua". database.ukrcensus.gov.ua.
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