Kyrylivka ( uk, Кирилівка, ) is a

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in Melitopol Raion,

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, southern

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. It hosts the administration of Kyrylivka settlement hromada, one of the

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

s of Ukraine. The town is located on the northern coast of the

Sea of Azov The Sea of Azov ( Crimean Tatar: ''Azaq deñizi''; russian: Азовское море, Azovskoye more; uk, Азовське море, Azovs'ke more) is a sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about ) Strait of Kerch, ...

and surrounded by both and

Molochnyi Lyman __NOTOC__ Molochnyi Estuary, or Molochnyi Lyman ( uk, Молочний лиман), is an estuary of the Molochna River, located on the north-western coast of the Sea of Azov. About 10km north is the town of Melitopol. Parameters of the water body ...

. Some of its areas are part of Pryazovskyi National Nature Park. Population:

History

The area was settled by

Doukhobors The Doukhobours or Dukhobors (russian: духоборы / духоборцы, dukhobory / dukhobortsy; ) are a Spiritual Christian ethnoreligious group of Russian origin. They are one of many non-Orthodox ethno-confessional faiths in Russia an ...

in 1805 under the

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Kyrylo Kyrylo ( uk, Кирило) is a Ukrainian male name of Ancient Greek origin. It may also refer to: *Kyrylo Fesenko (born 1986), Ukrainian professional basketball player *Kyrylo Kryvoborodenko (born 1996), Ukrainian footballer *Kyrylo Stetsenko (1 ...

Kapustin became the first inhabitant and the village was named after him. In 1838, the population of Kyrylivka increased to 130 people. After some time, local Doukhobors were sent to the

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, except those who would return to

Russian Orthodox Church , native_name_lang = ru , image = Moscow July 2011-7a.jpg , imagewidth = , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia , abbreviation = ROC , type ...

. In 1926,

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"Kyrylivka" was founded after the mud bath clinic opened. From there on, Kyrylivka began to develop as a resort destination. In 1968, the village received 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 ...

status. In 2001, its population was 1,481 according to the

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

. 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. An ...

that resulted from the escalating

Russo-Ukrainian War The Russo-Ukrainian War; uk, російсько-українська війна, rosiisko-ukrainska viina. has been ongoing between Russia (alongside Russian separatist forces in Donbas, Russian separatists in Ukraine) and Ukraine since Feb ...

led to Kyrylivka being occupied by

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during the opening days of the invasion, shortly after the

Battle of Melitopol The battle of Melitopol was a military engagement between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Russia in the city of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. It was part of the southern Ukraine offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion o ...

Gallery

File:Panoramio - V&A Dudush - Строящийся храм Николая Чудотворца в Кирилловке, Запорожская область.jpg, File:Panoramio - V&A Dudush - Федотова коса (1).jpg, File:Panoramio - V&A Dudush - 2010 До открытия месяц.jpg,

References

External links

krlk.gov.ua
– Official website of Kyrylivka {{Authority control Rural settlements in Melitopol Raion Populated places established in 1805 1805 establishments in the Russian Empire 1805 establishments in Ukraine Seaside resorts in Ukraine