Oleshky urban hromada
Oleshky urban hromada () is a hromada (community) of Ukraine, in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Oleshky.
Extent and settlements
Its area is and its population is 38,313 people, as of 2020.
It includes the ...
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Kherson Raion
Kherson Raion (; ) is a raion (district) of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. History
Kherson Raion was created on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of Kherson. The city of Ole ...
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Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast (, ; ), also known as Khersonshchyna (, ), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in southern Ukraine. It is located just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson, on the northern or right bank ...
, Ukraine. It is located on the east bank of the
Dnieper River
The Dnieper or Dnepr ( ), also called Dnipro ( ), is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. Approximately long, with ...
.
History
Russo-Ukrainian War
Russian invasion of Ukraine
During the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
destruction of the Kakhovka Dam
The Kakhovka Dam was Dam failure, breached in the early hours of 6 June 2023, causing extensive flooding along the lower Dnieper, Dnieper river, also called the Dnipro, in Kherson Oblast. The dam was Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast, ...
in June 2023, Krynky was almost completely submerged, according to Tetiana Hasanenko, head of the Ukrainian military administration of the hromada. Most of its residents fled to neighboring Kozachi Laheri, which was also largely flooded. Ukrainian authorities lost contact with the population of the community, as electricity and internet were completely lost for days.
On 30 October 2023, during an incursion across the Dnieper, elements of the Ukrainian 37th and 38th separate Marine brigades had advanced to and recaptured Krynky. Although no heavy equipment had been brought across the river, the Marines were supported by MRLs and artillery from the right bank. Supplies to the Ukrainian troops were maintained by small boats. Despite the reinforcements from the Russian 382nd, 337th airborne regiment at the end of 2023, Ukrainian marines were still holding parts of land around the village as of May 2024, and intense fighting continued for months, making largely a grey zoned battlefield.
As of June 2024, the bridgehead probably ceased to exist and there was likely no longer any permanent Ukrainian presence in Krynky. By 18 July, Russia retook the village after Ukrainian withdrawal. Ukraine did not reveal the losses its forces suffered over the nine months in and around the bridgehead on Dnipro's east bank. Soldiers told the ''
Kyiv Independent
''The Kyiv Independent'' is an English-language Ukrainian online newspaper founded in November 2021, three months before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, by former staff of the ''Kyiv Post'' and media consultancy Jnomics Media. The online ...
'' that "bodies lost to the river are nearly impossible to retrieve." However, a Ukrainian investigative outlet, citing the Ukrainian police, reported that 262 Ukrainian soldiers had been identified as killed and their bodies returned, while 788 remained missing in action, during the period from October 2023 to June 2024.
Demographics
As of the
2001 Ukrainian census
The 2001 Ukrainian census is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.Ukrainian and 9.28%
Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
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State Statistics Service of Ukraine
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The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...
, date=7 June 2023 , url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/07/world/russia-ukraine-news/satellite-images-show-the-spread-of-floodwaters-after-the-kakhovka-dam-collapsed?smid=url-share , access-date=20 October 2023 , archive-date=21 October 2023 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021090735/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/07/world/russia-ukraine-news/satellite-images-show-the-spread-of-floodwaters-after-the-kakhovka-dam-collapsed?smid=url-share , url-status=live {{cite web , url=https://kyivindependent.com/isw-ukraine-continues-advances-on-left-bank-of-dnipro-in-kherson-oblast/ , title=ISW: Ukraine has success on left bank of Dnipro in Kherson Oblast , trans-title= , publisher=
The Kyiv Independent
''The Kyiv Independent'' is an English-language Ukraine, Ukrainian online newspaper founded in November 2021, three months before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, by former staff of the ''Kyiv Post'' and media c ...
, date=2023-10-21 , access-date=2023-10-21 , website=kyivindependent.com , language=en , author=Martin Fornusek , quote=Geolocated footage published on Oct. 19 indicates that Ukrainian forces advanced into the northeastern part of Krynky, a village 35 kilometers east of Kherson and two kilometers south of the Dnipro River, the ISW reported. , archive-date=21 October 2023 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021131232/https://kyivindependent.com/isw-ukraine-continues-advances-on-left-bank-of-dnipro-in-kherson-oblast/ , url-status=live {{cite web , url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-24-2023 , title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 24, 2023 , publisher= ISW , date=2023-11-24 , access-date=2023-11-26 , website=understandingwar.org , language=en , author=Christina Harward , author2=Riley Bailey , author3=Angelica Evans , author4=Nicole Wolkov , author5=Karolina Hird , author6=Frederick W. Kagan , quote=Geolocated footage published on November 23 confirms that both Russian and Ukrainian forces have advanced within Krynky, suggesting that intense fighting is ongoing in the settlement and positions are frequently changing hands. , archive-date=26 November 2023 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126161734/https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-24-2023 , url-status=live {{cite web , url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-25-2023 , title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 25, 2023 , publisher=ISW , date=2023-11-25 , access-date=2023-11-26 , website=understandingwar.org , language=en , author=Christina Harward , author2=Riley Bailey , author3=Angelica Evans , author4=Nicole Wolkov , author5=Karolina Hird , author6=Frederick W. Kagan , quote=Russian milbloggers acknowledged that Ukrainian forces maintain positions in Krynky (30km northeast of Kherson City and 3km from the Dnipro River) but claimed that Russian forces shelled and attacked Ukrainian positions near and in the settlement. , archive-date=26 November 2023 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126162226/https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-25-2023 , url-status=live {{cite web , url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67587331 , title=Ukraine war: Zelensky says fortifying front lines must be accelerated , publisher=
BBC News
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, date=2023-12-01 , access-date=2023-12-02 , website=bbc.com , language=en-GB , quote=Ukraine forces regained a foothold the village of Krynky last month after they crossed the Dnipro, and have since come under relentless Russian attack. , archive-date=2 December 2023 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202091039/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67587331 , url-status=live {{cite web , url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/11/7432501/ , title=Ukrainian defenders advance on Dnipro River's left bank in Kherson Oblast, fighting rages near Krynky – ISW , publisher=
Ukrainska Pravda
''Ukrainska Pravda'' is a Ukrainian socio-political online media outlet founded by Heorhii Gongadze in April 2000. After Gongadze’s death in September 2000, the editorial team was led by co-founder Olena Prytula, who remained the editor-in ...
, date=2023-12-11 , access-date=2023-12-14 , website=pravda.com.ua , language=en,uk,ru , author=Olha Hlushchenko , quote=Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have reported that the Ukrainian Defence Forces are continuing ground operations on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, holding their positions and fighting with the Russians near the village of Krynky. , archive-date=12 December 2023 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212101534/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/11/7432501/ , url-status=live "Inside Ukraine's covert Center 73, where clandestine missions shape the war," {{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227083839/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/6-months-inside-ukraines-special-forces-show-covert-105914584 , date=27 December 2023 December 25, 2023,
Associated Press
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Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are dist ...
on
ABC News ABC News most commonly refers to:
* ABC News (Australia), a national news service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
* ABC News (United States), a news-gathering and broadcasting division of the American Broadcasting Company
ABC News may a ...
, retrieved December 26, 2023{{cite web, url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-7-2024 , title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 7, 2024 , publisher= ISW , date=2024-06-07 , access-date=2024-06-08 , website=understandingwar.org , language=en , author=Riley Bailey , author2=Christina Harward , author3=Nicole Wolkov , author4=Grace Mappes , author5=George Barros , quote=Another Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces operate on islands adjacent to Krynky and periodically enter the settlement in squad-sized groups. {{cite web, url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-17-2024 , title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 17, 2024 , publisher=ISW , date=2024-07-17 , access-date=2024-07-18, website=understandingwar.org , language=en , author=Angelica Evans , author2=Riley Bailey , author3=Karolina Hird , author4=George Barros , quote=Russian sources claimed on July 17 that Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from positions in Krynky in the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast, although ISW has not observed confirmation of these claims. The Ukrainian General Staff reported continued positional fighting in the east bank of Kherson Oblast, including near Kozachi Laheri (west of Krynky), on July 16 and 17.
The Kyiv Independent
''The Kyiv Independent'' is an English-language Ukraine, Ukrainian online newspaper founded in November 2021, three months before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, by former staff of the ''Kyiv Post'' and media c ...