Tavrychanka
Тавричанка
Tavrychanka is located in Kherson Oblast
Tavrychanka
Tavrychanka
Tavrychanka is located in Ukraine
Tavrychanka
Tavrychanka
Coordinates: 46°33′10.9″N 33°49′15.8″E / 46.553028°N 33.821056°E / 46.553028; 33.821056
Country Ukraine
OblastKherson
RaionKakhovka Raion
HromadaTavrychanka Rural Hromada
Established1859
Area
 • Total1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,703
 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
74821
Area code+380 553691

Tavrychanka (Ukrainian: Тавричанка) is a village in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. The village hosts the administration of the Tavrychanka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

The Ukrainian industrialist Vira Naydyonova is buried in the St. Basil the Great Church, in the village.[2]

Geography

The village is situated 91 km south east of the administrative centre of the Oblast, Kherson, and 41 km south-east of the administrative centre of the raion, Nova Kakhovka. It has an area of 1.82 km2 and a population of approximately 1,703 people.[1]

Russian Invasion and Occupation

When Russia invaded Ukraine, most of Kherson Oblast, along with the village of Tavrychanka, were captured on the first day of the war, 24 February 2022.[3] On 10 and 11 November 2022, all settlements west of the Dnieper, including the city of Kherson, were liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[4][5] However, as of February 2023, the village remains occupied by Russian forces.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Тавричанская громада - Херсонская область,". gromada.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  2. ↑ "Vira Naydyonova". www.ukrgeroes.com.ua. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  3. ↑ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. ↑ Chernichkin, Kostyantyn (2022-11-13). "Kherson celebrates liberation after 8 months of Russian occupation (PHOTOS)". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  5. ↑ "Kherson: Inside the city liberated from the Russians". BBC News. 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  6. ↑ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
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