Sukhyi Stavok
Village in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
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Sukhyi Stavok (Ukrainian: Сухий Ставок) is a village in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It is located about 72.6 kilometres (45.1 mi) north-northeast from the centre of Kherson city, and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east from Andriivka.
Sukhyi Stavok
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  Sukhyi Stavok Location of Sukhyi Stavok within Ukraine  Sukhyi Stavok Sukhyi Stavok (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47.158060°N 33.103610°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
| District | Beryslav Raion |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.512 km2 (0.198 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 117 |
| • Density | 229/km2 (592/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 74101 |
| Area code | +380 5532 |
History
The village was founded in 1898.[2] During the Great Patriotic War, the village was occupied by German troops from 27 August 1941 to 12 March 1944.[2] In 1967, the village belonged to the Novohrednivka village council.[2] It was also the location of brigade no. 4 of the Shevchenko collective farm during the Soviet times.[2]
The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] On 29 August 2022 the village was claimed to be liberated by Ukrainian forces during the opening phase of the 2022 Kherson counteroffensive.[4] However, the village was completely destroyed in the midst of the war, with nobody living in the village anymore.[5]
Administrative status
On 12 June 2020 in accordance with the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, it became part of the Kalynivka hromada.[6] On 19 July 2020 as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion, the village became part of the Beryslav Raion.[7]
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the only official census taken in post-independence Ukraine, the population of the village was 117 people. Of the people residing in the village, their mother tongue is as follows:[8]
| Language | Percentage of
Population |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 94.02% |
| Russian | 2.56% |
| Moldovan Romanian language | 2.56% |
| Other | 0.86 |