Bilozerka ( uk, Білозе́рка, ) is an
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
in
Kherson Raion
Kherson Raion ( uk, Херсонський район, russian: Херсонский район) is a raion (district) of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The cente ...
,
Kherson Oblast, southern
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. It hosts the administration of
Bilozerka settlement hromada, one of the
hromadas of Ukraine.
It has a population of
Administrative status
Until 18 July, 2020, Bilozerka was the administrative center of
Bilozerka Raion. 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 Bilozerka Raion was merged into Kherson Raion.
History
In the first weeks of the
Southern Ukraine offensive
The southern Ukraine campaign is an ongoing Theater (warfare)#Theatre of operation, theatre of operation in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine which began on 24 February 2022. From their base in Russian occupation of Crimea, Russian-occupied ...
(February/March) of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. ...
, Bilozerka was occupied by the
Russian army
The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска ВSukhoputnyye voyska V}), also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Force ...
.
On 14 March, 2022, a peaceful rally against the Russian occupiers was held in the village; according to a report by ''
Ukrainska Pravda
''Ukrainska Pravda'' ( uk, Українська правда, lit=Ukrainian Truth) is a Ukrainian online newspaper founded by Georgiy Gongadze on 16 April 2000 (the day of the Ukrainian constitutional referendum). Published mainly in Ukraini ...
,'' Russian soldiers fired into the air and tried to stop the protesters.
After the Russian military left the town on 11 November, local residents removed Russian flags and replaced them with Ukrainian ones.
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11.11.2022
References
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Urban-type settlements in Kherson Raion