Myroliubivka, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast

Myroliubivka
Миролюбівка
Myroliubivka
Myroliubivka
Coordinates: 47°24′24″N 33°38′56″E / 47.40667°N 33.64889°E / 47.40667; 33.64889
Country Ukraine
Oblast Kherson Oblast
RaionBeryslav Raion
Area
 • Total
2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)

Myroliubivka (Ukrainian: Миролю́бівка, pronounced [mɪroˈlʲubiu̯kɐ]) is a village in Beryslav Raion, Ukraine.

History

The village was founded in 1828 as Mala Vorontsovka by the serfs of the landowner family of Vorontsov.[1] Most of the villagers came from Mogilev, Saratov, and Voronezh.[1] During the Russian Empire it was part of the Kherson Governorate in the Novovorontsovka parish.[1] In 1917, it was renamed to Ivanovka due to communization after the Soviet Union took control.[1] After they took control, it became part of the Mykolaiv Oblast, and later the Odessa Oblast.[1] In 1922, a local Komsomol branch was organized in the village, and a village council of poor peasants was created.[1] In 1925, the societies for joint cultivation of the land "Progress" and "Renaissance" were created in the village.[1] They were later merged in 1929 to form the collective farm "Harvest".[1]

During the Great Patriotic War, the village was occupied by German troops from 21 August 1941 to 27 February 1944.[1] Later on, in 1949, the collective farms on the territory of the village merged into one called Chapaev.[1] Chapaev managed 5,300 hectares of agricultural land and specialized in grain production.[2] In 1964, the village was finally renamed to its current name, from Ivanovka to Myroliubivka.[1]

Russo-Ukraine War

In March 2022, as a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia began its occupation of the village. However, Ukraine performed a counteroffensive in early October 2022. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the armed forces of Ukraine (AFU) liberated the village on 2 October 2022.[3][4]

Population

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[5]

Language Percentage
Ukrainian 96.44%
Russian 3.28%
others 0.28%

Monuments

In the center of the village is a monument to the fallen liberator soldiers of the Great Patriotic War, dedicated during Soviet times.[2] Religiously, there is also a Church of Nativity of Saint John the Baptist.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Миролюбівка. Віртуальний проєкт «Краєзнавство Таврії». Херсонська обласна універсальна наукова бібліотека ім. Олеся Гончара". krai.lib.kherson.ua. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Миролюбівка, Нововоронцовський район, Херсонська область » Історія міст і сіл Української РСР". ukrssr.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Zelensky: Ukraine liberates Arkhanhelske, Myroliubivka in Kherson Oblast". The Kyiv Independent. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  4. ^ "Zelenskiy says Ukraine forces liberated Arkhanhelske, Myrolyubivka in Kherson region". Reuters. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  5. ^ "Банк даних" [Data Bank]. db.ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-11-13.