Kostromka
Kostromka
Костромка | |
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Interactive map of Kostromka | |
Kostromka Location of Kostromka within Ukraine Kostromka Kostromka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°08′17″N 33°08′59″E / 47.138056°N 33.149722°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
| Raion | Beryslav Raion |
| Established | 1903 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.278 km2 (0.493 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 181 |
| • Density | 142/km2 (367/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 74121 |
| Area code | +380 5532 |
Kostromka (Ukrainian: Костромка; Russian: Костромка) is a village in Beryslav Raion (district) in Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine, at about 75.6 kilometres (47.0 mi) northeast by north from the centre of Kherson city.
History
The village was founded by Russian Old Believers who were Nekrasov Cossacks, who had fled from persecution in their homeland. The name of the village comes from the Kostroma River, which is named after the river with the same name in Russia.
On 19 July 2020, as a result of administrative-territorial reform and the liquidation of the Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion, the village was incorporated into the Beryslav Raion.[2] The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] On 10 November 2022 the village was liberated by Ukrainian troops during the Kherson counteroffensive, and the Russian Ministry of Defense later confirmed the occupiers had transferred their troops to the left bank of the Dnieper.[4] Since then, it has been repeatedly been hit by missile and air strikes.[5]
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the only official census taken in post-independence Ukraine, the population of the village was 1,204 people. Of the people residing in the village, their mother tongue is as follows:[1]
| Language | Percentage of
Population |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 95.58% |
| Russian | 3.31% |
| Moldovan (Romanian language) | 1.11% |
References
- ^ a b "Distribution of the population by native language on ukrcensus.gov.ua". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ Kateryna Stepanenko; Grace Mappes; Layne Philipson; Frederick W. Kagan (4 September 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 4". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
The Ukrainian General Staff also reported Russian airstrikes on Sukhy Stavok, Bezimenne and Kostromka, and other settlements around the Ukrainian bridgehead over the Inhulets River, which may indicate that Ukrainian forces have advanced up to 12km southeast of the bridgehead.
- ^ "Оговтання від окупації та масштабна зачистка: що відбувається на Херсонщині". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com". Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com. Retrieved 18 November 2025.