Khreshchenivka (Ukrainian: Хрещенівка; Russian: Крещеновка) is a village in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine, about 127 kilometres (79 mi) northeast of the centre of Kherson city. It belongs to the Novovorontsovka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]
Khreshchenivka
Хрещенівка | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 47.385278°N 33.821667°E / 47.385278; 33.821667 | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Kherson Oblast |
District | Beryslav Raion |
Founded | 1821 |
Area | |
• Total | 197.5 km2 (76.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
Population (2001 census) | |
• Total | 737 |
• Density | 3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 74213 |
Area code | +380 5533 |
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Until 18 July, 2020, Khreshchenivka belonged to Novovorontsovka 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 Novovorontsovka Raion was merged into Beryslav Raion.[2][3]
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The village came under attack by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the 3rd of October 2022 was recovered by the Ukrainian forces in a new offensive.[4][5]
The native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001 was:[6]
In the Southern Buh direction, the enemy's actions were characterized by measures to restore combat readiness, replenish reserves, fortify positions outside the settlements of Liubymivka, Petrivka, Khreshchenivka /.../
In his Tuesday evening address, Mr Zelensky said the villages of Lyubymivka, Khreshchenivka, Zolota Balka, Bilyaivka, Ukrainka, Velyka Oleksandrivka and Mala Oleksandrivka had also been liberated, and that that was "far from being the whole list".
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