Skadovsk ( uk, Скадо́вськ, translit. ''Skadovs’k'', ; russian: Скадовск) is a

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on the

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in the

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 ...

of southern

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. It is the

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Skadovsk Raion Skadovsk Raion ( uk, Скадовський район) is one of the 5 administrative raions (a Raions of Ukraine, ''district'') of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center is located in the city of Skadovsk. Population: On ...

and hosts the administration of the Skadovsk urban hromada, one of the

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s of Ukraine. The city had a population of The distance to the city of Kherson is . Skadovsk has a seaport. The closest railway station is

Kalanchak Kalanchak ( uk, Каланчак) is an urban-type settlement in Skadovsk Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of the Kalanchak settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has a population of Administ ...

, from Skadovsk.

History

The town was founded in 1894 by Sergey B. Skadovsky, a

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and

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who was also a member of the

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of the

Taurida Governorate The Taurida Governorate (russian: Тавріическая губернія, modern spelling , ; crh, script=Latn, Tavrida guberniyası, ) or the Government of Taurida, was a historical governorate of the Russian Empire. It included the Crime ...

during the

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. The town was originally a seaport for sending wheat, wool and furs to France, Germany and other European countries. The initial territory consisted of the

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Ali-Agok (

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for "quiet harbor") and the lands owned by Skadovsky. He and his wife are buried in Skadovsk. During

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, the town was occupied by Germany. The Germans operated a Nazi prison in the town.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

During the

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, Russian armed forces entered Skadovksk on March 9, 2022. Within minutes after Russian equipment had entered the city, residents of the city came out to a rally with Ukrainian flags and called on the occupying forces to get out. On 12 March, the city's mayor declared that the Russian invaders had left the city. On 13 March, Russian troops again entered the city and deployed at a children camp on the outskirts of the city. On 16 March, Skadovsk's mayor, Oleksandr Yakovlev, was detained by the

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. According to the Ukrainian news outlet ''

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,'' on the same day of Yakovlev's detention, a peaceful rally demanding his release was held. It was claimed that Russian troops used tear gas and opened fire to disperse the rally. ''Ukrayinska Pravda'' had no information about victims. On 15 April, 2022, Russian forces removed the

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from the Skadovsk town hall and replaced it with a

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Tourism

Skadovsk is a tourist destination for people in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and Poland. It is located on the Dazharylhach Bay across from

Dzharylhach Dzharylhach ( Cyrillic: Джарилгач, also spelled as Dzharylgach) is a sand bank in Skadovsk Raion, Kherson Oblast near Crimea in Ukraine. Along with the Tendra island that lies to the west, in the past it was a spit that Greeks called "C ...

Island. In 2009, leading up to the

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, organizers of the

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in Skadovsk presented

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Yulia Tymoshenko Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko ( uk, Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, ; Hrihyan ();Bengal albino tigress named Tiger-Yulia. Tymoshenko eventually lost the elections.

Transport

The city has a small port with a few piers. Additionally there are more piers located in the village of Khorly in the eastern portion of the Dzharylhach Bay. However, the piers of Khorly are not in an operational condition. The port of Skadovsk also administers a smaller port in

Henichesk Henichesk ( uk, Гені́чеськ, Heniches’k, ; rus, links=on, Гени́ческ, r=Genichesk, p=ɡʲɪˈnʲit͡ɕɪsk) is a port city along the Sea of Azov in the Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre ...

, located by 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, ...

Gallery

ТигрЮля.jpg, Tiger-Yulia Skadovsk sunset.jpg, Sunset in Skadovsk Skadovsk-01.jpg, Public beach Skadovsk-2013-3.JPG, Boat pier Skadovsk-21072010(025).jpg, Administration building Скадовський районний краєзнавчий музей.JPG, Museum of local history Православна церква Скадовськ.JPG, Cathedral

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