Khrestivka, Kherson Oblast Explained

Official Name:Khrestivka
Native Name Lang:uk
Native Name:Хрестівка
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Kherson Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Label:Khrestivka
Coordinates:46.4009°N 33.7187°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Kherson Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Kakhovka Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Khrestivka Rural Hromada
Area Total Km2:1.4
Population Total:1694
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:75225
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto

Khrestivka (Ukrainian:) is a village in the Kakhovka Raion of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, 20km north of the border with the Crimean peninsula. The village hosts the administration of the Khrestivka rural Hromada, one of the Hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Geography

The village is situated 88km south east of the administrative centre of the Oblast, the city of Kherson, and 29km north east of the Black Sea coast. It has an area of 1.4km2 and a population of approximately 1,694 people.[2]

Administrative status

Until July 2020, Khrestivka was in the Chaplynka Raion of Kherson Oblast. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as a result of the administrative reform of Ukraine's districts, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five, merging Chaplynka Raion into Kakhovka Raion.[3] The village is now part of Kakhovka Raion.

Russian invasion and occupation

When Russia invaded Ukraine, almost all of Kherson Oblast was captured along with Khrestivka, which was captured on the first day of the war, 24 February 2022. The village was captured in Russia's southern offensive from occupied Crimea.[4]

The western part of the Oblast, including Kherson and all settlements west of the Dnipro river, were liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on 10 November and 11 November 2022.[5] [6] However, as of May 2023, the village remains occupied by Russian forces.[7]

References

  1. Web site: Хрестівська громада - Херсонська область, . 2023-05-19 . gromada.info.
  2. Web site: Node: Khrestivka (337690205) . 2023-05-19 . OpenStreetMap . en.
  3. Web site: 2020-07-18 . Про утворення та ліквідацію районів . 2023-05-19 . www.golos.com.ua . uk.
  4. Web site: Institute for the Study of War . 2023-05-19 . Institute for the Study of War . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-11-13 . Kherson celebrates liberation after 8 months of Russian occupation (PHOTOS) . 2023-05-19 . Kyiv Independent . en.
  6. News: 2022-11-13 . Kherson: Inside the city liberated from the Russians . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-05-19.
  7. Web site: Institute for the Study of War . 2023-05-19 . Institute for the Study of War . en.