Bila Krynytsia ( uk, Біла Криниця; russian: Белая Криница) is a
rural settlement in
Beryslav Raion,
Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast ( uk, Херсо́нська о́бласть, translit=Khersónsʹka óblastʹ, ), also known as Khersonshchyna ( uk, Херсо́нщина, ), is an oblast (province) in southern Ukraine, currently claimed and partly occupied ...
, southern
Ukraine. It is located in the steppe between the
Inhulets and the
Vysun
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The Dnieper Upland or Cisdnieper Up ...
rivers, mid-distance between
Kherson
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and
Kryvyi Rih. Bila Krynytsia belongs to
Velyka Oleksandrivka settlement hromada, one of the
hromada
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s of Ukraine. It has a population of
History
Until 18 July, 2020, Bila Krynytsia belonged to
Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion
Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion ( uk, Великоолександрівський район) was one of the 18 administrative raions (a ''district'') of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the urban-type set ...
. 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 Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion was merged into Beryslav Raion.
Until 26 January 2024, Bila Krynytsia was designated
urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Bila Krynytsia became a rural settlement.
Transportation
The in the settlement serves as an intermediate railway station of the Dubka—Snihurivka line between the (11 km) and (12 km).
Russian invasion in 2022
At the beginning of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Bila Krynytsia was occupied by Russian troops in their initial advance into Ukraine. The settlement was recaptured by Ukrainian forces sometime in early June, but became one of the new settlements on the frontline in doing so. This situation made it vulnerable to bombardment by Russian
tanks,
mortars, and
artillery, where it was often attacked
throughout July, August, and September. Bila Krynytsia and other nearby settlements were largely relieved of these attacks during Ukraine's
southern counteroffensive on 3 October, which moved the frontline approximately 30km (20 miles) from where it previously was.
At 16:00 on 12 May, a 200-vehicle convoy of evacuating Ukrainian civilians from occupied territory in the Kherson region was struck by Russian artillery outside of the settlement, according to a
telegram made by the head of Kryvyi Rih's military administration
Oleksandr Vilkul. The attack injured several, including a child, who were treated for their injuries at a hospital in Kryvyi Rih.
See also
*
Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast
References
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Populated places established in 1914
Rural settlements in Beryslav Raion