Stanislav (
Ukrainian: ''Станіслав'') is a village in
Kherson Raion western
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 ...
,
Ukraine, with a population of around 4,724 inhabitants. It hosts the administration of
Stanislav rural hromada Stanislav and variants may refer to:
People
*Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.)
Places
* Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine
* Stanislaus County, Cali ...
, 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.
Geography
The Village is located on the right bank of the
Dnieper–Bug estuary.
History
Until 18 July, 2020, Stanislav belonged to
Bilozerka Raion
Bilozerka Raion ( uk, Білозерський район) was one of the 18 former administrative raions ( ''districts'') of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the urban-type settlement of Bilozerka. The ...
. 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.
Stanislav came under
Russian occupation during 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 ...
. On November 10, Ukrainian forces liberated the town.
References
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Villages in Kherson Raion