Vasylivka, Ochakiv urban hromada, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast explained

Vasylivka
Native Name:Василівка
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Village
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.433
Population Total:382
Population As Of:2001 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Mykolaiv Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Vasylivka in Mykolaiv Oblast
Coordinates:46.5289°N 31.7903°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:57555
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 5154
Elevation M:0
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ukraine (occupied by Russia)
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Mykolaiv Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Pushpin Relief:y
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:12
Height:250
Stroke-Width:1

Vasylivka (Ukrainian: Василівка; Russian: link=no|Василевка; formerly Oleksandrivka (Олександрівка), also known as Shkadivka (Шкадівка)) is a village on the Kinburn Peninsula in Mykolaiv Raion (district) of Mykolaiv Oblast in southern Ukraine that is located at about 52.6km (32.7miles) south-southwest (SSW) of the centre of Mykolaiv city. It belongs to Ochakiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Until 18 July 2020, Vasylivka belonged to Ochakiv Raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Mykolaiv Oblast to four, Ochakiv Raion was merged into Mykolaiv Raion.[2] [3]

Russo-Ukrainian War

Vasylivka came under attack and was occupied by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The invasion occurred as a result of the escalating Russo-Ukrainian War. The village, as well as all other occupied territory in the Mykolaiv Oblast, was annexed by Russia as part of their Kherson Oblast.

Following a Russian withdrawal and a counter offensive by Ukrainian forces between November 9th and 11th, almost all settlements in the Mykolaiv Oblast were retaken by Ukraine. The exceptions are Pokrovka as well as the other settlements on the Kiburn Peninsula, including Vasylivka, were the only remaining Russian-controlled areas in Mykolaiv Oblast.[4]

Nature

Vasylivka is located within the Biloberezhia Sviatoslav National Park, in the Dnieper estuary.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Очаковская городская громада . Ochakiv city community . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ. . About the formation and liquidation of districts. Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine No. 807-IX. . 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  3. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . New areas: maps + composition . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
  4. Web site: Midttun . Hans Petter . Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 262: Ukrainian defense forces liberate Kherson city . euromaidanpress.com . . 12 November 2022 . 19 November 2022.