Blahodatne, Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast
Blahodatne
Благодатне | |
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Technical Vocational School No. 6 | |
Interactive map of Blahodatne | |
Blahodatne Location of Blahodatne within Ukraine Blahodatne Blahodatne (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 46°47′23″N 32°20′44″E / 46.789722°N 32.345556°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
| District | Kherson Raion |
| Hromada | Chornobaivka rural hromada |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.054 km2 (0.407 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,008 |
| • Density | 956.4/km2 (2,477/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 75011[1] |
| Area code | +380 5547 |
Blahodatne (Ukrainian: Благодатне; Russian: Благодатное), known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрівське; Russian: Петровское) until 2016, is a village in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine, about 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-west from the centre of Kherson city.
History
In 2016 the village was renamed under the Ukrainian decommunization laws, which changed placenames as part of decommunization after the Soviet Union.[2] It was affected during Resolution No. 1377-VII of the Verkhovna Rada on 12 May 2016.[2]
The village came under attack by Russian forces in May 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian troops were driven back by Ukrainian forces on 8 June 2022.[3] In August, Russian troops again entered the outskirts of Blahodatne, but were soon under contest.[4]
On 5 September the Russian Armed Forces recaptured the village.[5] 100 Russian troops had held the village during the occupation.[6] According to villagers, multiple people were kidnapped due to being nationalistic during the occupation, and at least one person was shot dead.[6] On 10 November, Ukrainian troops regained full control over the village.[7] However, the village faced significant damage due to shelling, and many infanstructure was still uninhabitable.[8]
Demographics
The settlement had 1008 inhabitants in 2001. In 2022, prior to the offenses, the village had a population of 853.[9] At the beginning of January 2023, after the fighting between the Russian and Ukrainian forces, a large majority of the village relocated due to the war, and the population dwindled to 203.[9] A year later, many villagers returned to the settlement to bringing the population to 503.[9] The native language distribution according to the 2001 Ukrainian Census was:[10]
- Ukrainian: 91.89%
- Russian: 7.43%
- Moldovan (Romanian): 0.20%
- Belarusian: 0.10%
- Other languages: 0.38%
References
- ^ Довідник поштових індексів України. Херсонська область. Білозерський район
- ^ a b "Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів (Відомості Верховної Ради (ВВР), 2016, № 24, ст.497)". zakon.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 8". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Landro, Douglas (23 August 2022). "Russian Forces Reach Outskirts of Blahodatne in Kherson Oblast - Day 180 (August 22, 2022)". Transform Ukraine. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ Плотников, Дмитрий Александрович (5 September 2022). "Секретный тоннель и тысяча катакомб: когда ВС РФ будут брать Николаев". Правда.Ру (in Russian). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Village near Kherson rejoices at Russian rout, recalls life under occupation". Reuters. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Ukrainian military in Blahodatne of Kherson region Kherson - Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com". Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Rebuild to live: residents of destroyed villages in the Kherson region are returning home". Rubryka. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "Програма комплексного відновлення території Чорнобаївської сільської територіальної громади Херсонського району Херсонської області" (PDF). e-construction.gov.ua. Chornobaivka Rural Military Administration. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
External links
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