Zelenyi Hai, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast

Zelenyi Hai
Зелений Гай
Interactive map of Zelenyi Hai
Zelenyi Hai
Location of Zelenyi Hai within Ukraine
Zelenyi Hai
Zelenyi Hai (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 47°09′56″N 32°58′43″E / 47.16556°N 32.97861°E / 47.16556; 32.97861
Country Ukraine
OblastKherson Oblast
RaionBeryslav Raion
Area
 • Total
0.651 km2 (0.251 sq mi)
Elevation
91 m (299 ft)
Population
 • Total
118
 • Density181/km2 (469/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
74132
Area code+380 5532

Zelenyi Hai (Ukrainian: Зелений Гай) is a village in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It belongs to the Kalynivske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village has an area of 0.651 km2.

History

The village was founded in 1921.[2] From 26 August 1941 to 13 March 1944 the village was occupied by German forces during the Great Patriotic War, before being liberated by Soviet troops.[2]

On 27 May 2022, Ukrainian forces shot and crashed a Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25SM near Zelenyi Hai. It was piloted by a member of the 37 Mixed Aviation Regiment, a starshiy leytenant (Senior Lieutenant) named Nikita Malkovsky. A company located in Warwickshire, United Kingdom, later fashioned the jet into keyrings, where the money would be donated back to Ukraine.[3]

Administrative status

Until 18 July 2020, Zelenyi Hai belonged to Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion was merged into Beryslav Raion.[4][5]

The village has an area of 0.651 km2.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the only official census taken in post-independence Ukraine, the population of the village was 118 people. Of the people residing in the village, their mother tongue is as follows:[6]

Language Percentage of

Population

Ukrainian 90.68%
Russian 9.32%

References

  1. ^ "Калиновская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ a b c "Зелений Гай. Віртуальний проєкт «Краєзнавство Таврії». Херсонська обласна універсальна наукова бібліотека ім. Олеся Гончара". krai.lib.kherson.ua. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  3. ^ Kaur, Jaspreet (19 August 2023). "Company selling £120 keyrings made from downed Russian fighter jet". Coventry Live. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  5. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  6. ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 November 2025.