Olhivka, Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast
Olhivka
Ольгівка | |
|---|---|
Olhivka Olhivka shown within Ukraine Olhivka Olhivka (Kherson Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′02″N 33°50′41″E / 46.61722°N 33.84472°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
| Raion | Kakhovka Raion |
| Hromada | Tavrychanka rural hromada |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.16 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 397 |
| • Density | 55.4/km2 (144/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 74862 |
| Area code | +380 5536 |
Olhivka (Ukrainian: О́льгівка) is a village in Ukraine, part of the Tavrychanka rural hromada of the Kakhovka Raion of Kherson Oblast. At the last census (in 2001), the population of the village was 397 people. The village has an area of 7.16 km2. Olhivka has been occupied by Russian military forces since the 24th of February 2022 — the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]
History
The village was founded in 1902.[2] During the Great Patriotic War, the village was occupied by German troops from 12 September 1941 to 31 October 1943, before Soviet troops once again regained the village.[2]
As of 2025, the village has a paramedic and obstetrician center and a house of culture.[2] In October 2025, the Russian army carried out airstrikes on the village, and prior to that in September 2023 Russian troops also shelled the village, damaged seven houses, and interrupted the water supply.[3][4] A 75-year-old civilian was injured during the shelling in 2023 in the lower limb.[5]
Demographics
Inhabitants of the village were asked to indicate their native language for the 2001 Ukrainian census.[6] This table displays how respondents answered:
| Language | Number |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 349 |
| Russian | 41 |
| Romanian | 2 |
| Armenian | 0 |
| Belarusian | 0 |
| Hungarian | 0 |
| Romani | 0 |
| other languages | 4 |
External links
Citations
- ^ Orlova (2022)
- ^ a b c "Ольгівка. Віртуальний проєкт «Краєзнавство Таврії». Херсонська обласна універсальна наукова бібліотека ім. Олеся Гончара". krai.lib.kherson.ua. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ^ Білоус, Світлана (26 October 2025). "Russian Air Strikes Hit Olhivka Village in Kherson Region". MOST. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ^ "Seven houses damaged as Russians attack village in Kherson region". Ukrinform. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ^ "Росіяни обстріляли село Ольгівка на Херсонщині, є поранений - Херсон Daily". Kherson Daily (in Russian). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ^ UCSD
References
- Ukrainian Center for Social Data, "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України"
- Orlova, Violetta (16 May 2022), "Військовий експерт пояснив, чому російські війська так швидко захопили Херсонську область", УНІАН, Kyiv, retrieved 2024-09-05