Abrykosivka, Kherson Oblast
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Abrykosivka
Абрикосівка | |
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  Abrykosivka Location of Abrykosivka within Ukraine  Abrykosivka Abrykosivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′17″N 33°04′16″E / 46.488056°N 33.071111°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
| Raion | Kherson Raion |
| Hromada | Velyki Kopani rural hromada |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.661 km2 (16.472 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,204 |
| • Density | 28.22/km2 (73.10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 75134 |
| Area code | +380 5542 |
Abrykosivka (Ukrainian: Абрикосівка; Russian: Абрикосовка) is a rural settlement in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine, located 38.67 kilometres (24.03 mi) southeast by east (SEbE) of the centre of Kherson city. It belongs to Velyki Kopani rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
The village was founded in the 1890s as a hamlet.[2] In 1929, the Kherson Cannery opened a farm in the village for planting apricot orchards, and the area was referred to as "kombinat" (industrial complex), then it was named after the collective farm of Frunze of the nearby village of Velyki Kopani.[2] On 24 September 1965, the local division of the farm was split to make an independent village and collective farm called Raduzhnyi, and the village was officially called Abrykosivka (due to the prior Kheran Cannery).[2]
In March 2023, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, members of the Atesh underground resistance blew up sections of the railway that connected Abrykosivka and Radensk.[3] According to the group, the purpose was to prevent the Russians from receiving supplies, and the supply line was cut this way.[3] As of April 2025, the village remains occupied by Russian forces.[4]