Bilohrudove Explained

Bilohrudove
Native Name:Білогрудове
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Kherson Oblast#Ukraine
Coordinates:46.55°N 32.523°W
Pushpin Relief:y
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name1:Kherson Oblast
Subdivision Name2:Skadovsk Raion
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bilohrudove within Kherson Oblast
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1910
Unit Pref:Metric
Utc Offset:+2
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:75604
Area Code:+380 5539
Area Code Type:Area code
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:13
Height:230
Stroke-Width:1
Population Total:275
Population As Of:2001

Bilohrudove is a village (selo) in Skadovsk Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to the Hola Prystan urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village is located 5 km. south of Kherson City on Bilohrudyi Island, one of the islands of the Dnieper delta.

History

Bilohrudove was occupied by Russia at the beginning of its invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022.[2]

The village was completely flooded when the Kakhovka Dam was destroyed on 6 June 2023.[3]

Bilohrudyi Island (including Bilohrudove) was reportedly liberated by Ukrainian forces in late June 2023.[4] On November 11 heavy fighting was reported to be ongoing on the island as the battle for control of the Dnipro continued.[5]

Demographics

According to the 1989 Soviet census, the population of Bilohrudove was 273, of which 131 were men and 142 were women.[6]

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 275. 92.49% of residents were native Ukrainian speakers, 7.17% were native Russian speakers, and the remaining 0.34% were native Belarusian speakers.

References

  1. Web site: Білогрудове - Херсонська область . 2023-06-08 . decentralization.gov.ua.
  2. Web site: 2023-06-08 . Interactive Map: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine . 2023-06-08 . ArcGIS StoryMaps . en-us.
  3. Web site: 2023-06-06 . В зону затопления поврежденной Каховской ГЭС попали прибрежные зоны 14 населенных пунктов . 2023-06-08 . Interfax.ru . ru.
  4. Web site: June 26, 2023 . Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 26, 2023 . Institute for the Study of War . 2023-10-21.
  5. https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-11-2023
  6. Web site: Банк даних . 2023-06-08 . db.ukrcensus.gov.ua.