Soldatske, Kherson Oblast
Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Soldatske (Ukrainian: Солдатське; Russian: Солдатское) is a village in Kherson Raion (district) in Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine, at about 35.6 kilometres (22.1 mi) north-west from the centre of Kherson city. It belongs to Chornobaivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Soldatske
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 Interactive map of Soldatske | |
  Soldatske Location of Soldatske within Ukraine  Soldatske Soldatske (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 46.7615°N 32.4117°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
| Raion | Kherson Raion |
| Hromada | Chornobaivka rural hromada |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.364 km2 (0.141 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 139 |
| • Density | 382/km2 (989/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 75014 |
| Area code | +380 5547 |
History
The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] In August 2022 it was reported that the South Operational Command had carried out strikes on the Russian stronghold in Soldatske when it was under occupation.[3] The village was regained by Ukrainian forces by October the same year[4]
Politics
In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, the polling station for Soldatske most frequently voted for Petro Poroshenko's Bloc, which was at the time a pro-European party led by Vitali Klitschko.[5] Smaller shares of the ballet went to the Batkivshchyna, which was led by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and the pro-Russian political party Opposition Bloc.[5]
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the only official census taken in post-independence Ukraine, the population of the village was 139 people. Of the people residing in the village, their mother tongue is as follows:[6]
| Language | Percentage of
Population |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 92.81%% |
| Russian | 6.47%% |
| Romanian | 0.72% |
Previously, according the 1989 Soviet Census, the population of the village was 155 people, of which 75 were men and 80 were women.[7]