Bashtanka (, ) is a city in

Mykolaiv Oblast Mykolaiv Oblast ( uk, Микола́ївська о́бласть, translit=Mykoláyivsʹka óblastʹ, ), also referred to as Mykolaivshchyna ( uk, Микола́ївщина, Mykoláivshchyna, ) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administra ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas ...

. It is the administrative center of Bashtanka Raion. Bashtanka hosts the administration of

Bashtanka urban hromada Bashtanka (, ) is a city in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Bashtanka Raion. Bashtanka hosts the administration of Bashtanka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: In 2001, population was 13,146 ...

, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: In 2001, population was 13,146.

History

Bashtanka was granted

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

status in 1963. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, an 800 vehicle strong

Russian Army The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска �ВSukhoputnyye voyska V}), also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces ...

convoy was ambushed and allegedly destroyed by Ukrainian aircraft near Bashtanka. On 20 April, a hospital was reportedly hit by a Russian missile.

References

{{Authority control Cities in Mykolaiv Oblast Kherson Governorate Cities of district significance in Ukraine Populated places established in the Russian Empire 1806 establishments in the Russian Empire 1806 establishments in Ukraine