Biliaivka, Kherson Oblast
Biliaivka
Біляївка | |
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Interactive map of Biliaivka | |
Biliaivka Location of Biliaivka within Ukraine Biliaivka Biliaivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°19′28″N 33°42′07″E / 47.324444°N 33.701944°E | |
| Country | Ukraine Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
| District | Beryslav Raion |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Area | |
• Total | 187.4 km2 (72.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 684 |
| • Density | 3.65/km2 (9.45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 74221 |
| Area code | +380 5533 |
Biliaivka (Ukrainian: Біляївка) is a village in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine, about 123 kilometres (76 mi) northeast from the centre of Kherson city.
History
Biliaivka was founded in 1888 by immigrants from Odessa and some of the locals from Novovorontsovka and Zolota Balka.[2] After it was integrated into the Soviet Union, the village was the central estate of the collective farm "Stepovysi".[3] In 1926, the society for joint cultivation of land "Bidnyak" was founded in the village, and in 1929, the original collective farm for the village, Svitanok, was organized.[3] From August 1941 to October 1944, the city was under German occupation during World War II.[3] Stepovysi (which the central farm had been called since 1963) in 1967 participated in the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy of the USSR, receiving a second-degree diploma.[2] The collective farm specialized in grain crops, meat, and dairy products.[2] On 12 June 2020 during decentralization, the Bilyaiv Village Council was merged with that of the Novooleksandrivka territorial community.[4]
The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[5] and was liberated by Ukrainian forces in the beginning of October.[6] According to subsequent reports, multiple civilians were detained and sent into captivity by Russian forces to a makeshift prison during the occupation.[7] Around the area, since 2025, FPV drones from Russian forces have continued to target people.[8]
Demographics
The settlement had 684 inhabitants in 2001. The native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]
- Ukrainian: 97.00%
- Russian: 3.00%
Monuments
In 2010 an architectural and artistic ensemble to the soldiers who died during World War II was erected in the city.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Distribution of the population by native language on ukrcensus.gov.ua". Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Херсонська область (in Ukrainian). Holovna red. Ukraïnsʹkoï rad. ent︠s︡yklopediï Akademiï nauk URSR. 1972. p. 524. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Біляївка. Віртуальний проєкт «Краєзнавство Таврії». Херсонська обласна універсальна наукова бібліотека ім. Олеся Гончара". krai.lib.kherson.ua. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Херсонської області". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ Mykhailo Drapak (14 April 2022). "Russian War Crimes Against Ukraine - Prism Ua". prismua.org. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
Also, the Russian occupiers kidnapped the resident of the temporarily occupied village of Biliaivka Hennadiy Shapor. His daughter Maria Abakumenko reported this.
- ^ Paul Kirby (4 October 2022). "Ukraine regains Kherson villages from Russians". bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
In his Tuesday evening address, Mr Zelensky said the villages of Lyubymivka, Khreshchenivka, Zolota Balka, Bilyaivka, Ukrainka, Velyka Oleksandrivka and Mala Oleksandrivka had also been liberated, and that that was "far from being the whole list".
- ^ "Russians arranged a so-called prison for civilians in Biliaivka of the Kherson region. The story of three months in captivity - MIHR". mipl.org.ua. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Russia strikes Ukraine's Kherson with missiles: Police officer killed". RBC Ukraine. October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.