Nova Kakhovka urban hromada

Nova Kakhovka urban hromada
Hromada
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kherson Oblast
Raion	Kakhovka Raion
Admin. center	Nova Kakhovka
Population
• Total	64,792
Settlements	11
Cities	1
Villages	10

Nova Kakhovka urban hromada (Ukrainian: Новокаховська міська громада) is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast. Its administrative center is the city of Nova Kakhovka.[1]

The hromada contains eleven populated places: city and administrative center Nova Kakhovka, two settlements (Dnipriany and Kozatske), three rural settlements (Vesele [uk], Raiske, and Topolivka [uk]) and five villages (Korsunka [uk], Maslivka, Novi Laheri [uk], Obrivka and Pishchane). It has a total population of 64,792.[1]

History

The hromada was originally established on 19 October 2018.[1]

It has been reported that the entire hromada came under Russian occupation in the morning of 24 February 2022, the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with the exception of a ravine north of Vesele [uk] known as Shylova Balka, which was held by units of the 80th Air Assault Brigade. Heavy battles took place in the area throughout the remainder of February 2022.[2]

After Ukraine's 2022 Kherson counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces retook all of right-bank Kherson Oblast, including two settlements of Nova Kakhovka urban hromada: Kozatske and Vesele. However, those villages were completely destroyed by war. Later, the village Korsunka was also flooded as a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam.[3]

References

1. "Новокаховська міська громада - Херсонська область". gromada.info. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
2. "День пам'яті захисників України. Герої, які полягли в боях за Шилову Балку". Район.Каховка (in Ukrainian). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
3. "Три населені пункти Новокаховської громади знищені повністю" (in Ukrainian). 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-21.