Soldatske, Kherson Oblast
Soldatske
Солдатське | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Soldatske | |
Soldatske Location of Soldatske within Ukraine Soldatske Soldatske (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 46°45′41″N 32°24′42″E / 46.7615°N 32.4117°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
| Raion | Kherson Raion |
| Hromada | Chornobaivka rural hromada |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.364 km2 (0.141 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 139 |
| • Density | 382/km2 (989/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 75014 |
| Area code | +380 5547 |
Soldatske (Ukrainian: Солдатське; Russian: Солдатское) is a village in Kherson Raion (district) in Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine, at about 35.6 kilometres (22.1 mi) north-west from the centre of Kherson city. It belongs to Chornobaivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
History
The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] In August 2022 it was reported that the South Operational Command had carried out strikes on the Russian stronghold in Soldatske when it was under occupation.[3] The village was regained by Ukrainian forces by October the same year[4]
Politics
In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, the polling station for Soldatske most frequently voted for Petro Poroshenko's Bloc, which was at the time a pro-European party led by Vitali Klitschko.[5] Smaller shares of the ballet went to the Batkivshchyna, which was led by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and the pro-Russian political party Opposition Bloc.[5]
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the only official census taken in post-independence Ukraine, the population of the village was 139 people. Of the people residing in the village, their mother tongue is as follows:[6]
| Language | Percentage of
Population |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 92.81%% |
| Russian | 6.47%% |
| Romanian | 0.72% |
Previously, according the 1989 Soviet Census, the population of the village was 155 people, of which 75 were men and 80 were women.[7]
References
- ^ Distribution of the population by native language on ukrcensus.gov.ua
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 30". ISW. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Два склади боєприпасів, два опорні пункти і дев'ять одиниць техніки: в ОК «Південь» розповіли про втрати ворога за минулу добу". Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly (in Ukrainian). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ Karolina Hird; Kateryna Stepanenko; Katherine Lawlor; Frederick W. Kagan (13 October 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 13". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
Russian sources also noted that Russian forces continued to shell Ukrainian positions northwest of Kherson City in Pravdyne, Soldatske, and Ternovi Pody.
- ^ a b "Центральна виборча комісія України - WWW відображення ІАС "Вибори народних депутатів України 2014"". www.cvk.gov.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ "Кількість наявного населення по кожному сільському населеному пункту, Херсонська область (осіб) - Регіон, Рік (2001(05.12))". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 21 November 2025.