Prymorske, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Prymorske
Приморське
Prymorske
Location in Ukraine
Prymorske
Prymorske (Ukraine)
Country Ukraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionVasylivka Raion
HromadaStepnohirsk settlement hromada
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
3,840
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Prymorske (Ukrainian: Приморське; Russian: Приморское) is a village in Vasylivka Raion, Ukraine. It is located on the eastern side of the Kakhovka Reservoir, on the south side of the mouth of the Konka river, where the Konka enters the reservoir. In 2001, number of inhabitants was 3,840.[1] In 2024, more than 1,000 people lived here.[2]

Geography

The village of Prymorske is located on the left bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir, downstream from the confluence of the Konka River (a tributary of the Dnieper) and the Konka River. Upstream, on the opposite bank of the bay, 5 km away, is the urban-type settlement of Malokaterynivka (Zaporizhzhia Raion) and 1.5 km downstream is the village of Plavni (Vasylivka Raion) and the village of Plavni. The village stretches along the shore for 10 km. Highways M-18 and E-105 are running nearby. A railway runs through the village, and Plavni Station is 2 km away.

History

  • 1750 — Zaporozhian Sich cossacks founded the village of "Tsar-Kut," which was subsequently renamed several times: "Tserkovny," "Podstepnoye," and "Tsarichansky Kut."
  • 1886 — the village of Tsaritsin Kut (Veselyanskaya volost Melitopolsky Uyezd, Tavria Governorate) had 1474 people with 273 households. There was an Orthodox church, school and shop.
  • 1964 — Renamed "Primorskoye."
  • 1932-1933 — Prymorske suffered from the Holodomor, with many people being killed by hunger. The amount of people who died from the Holodomor in Prymorske is unknown.[3]
  • 2025-2026 — Russian forces began infiltrating into Prymorske in December of 2025 after capturing Kamianske. Ukrainian troops in the village were hit by drone strikes launched by drone operators of the Russian 7th Airborne division. Russian offensive operations in Prymorske continued into February of 2026.[4][5]

Social services

  • School.
  • School No. 1, 1st-2nd class.
  • Music School.
  • Hospital.
  • 2 first-aid stations.

Landmarks

  • Mass grave of Soviet soldiers.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town had a population of 3,840 inhabitants. The linguistic composition of the population was as follows:[6]

Native languages in Prymorske
percent
Ukrainian
85.1%
Russian
14.4%
Armenian
0.2%
Belarusian
0.1%
Bulgarian
0.1%
others
0.2%

Notable people

Religion

  • Holy Dormition Convent.
  • Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

References

  1. ^ "Сайт Верховной Рады Украины". gska2.rada.gov.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Діти війни: Ігри за кілька кілометрів від ворога". www.ukrinform.ua. Archived from the original on 2025-05-31. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  3. ^ "Primorskoe Vasylivskyi district Zaporizhia region". map.memorialholodomor,org.ua. 25 Feb 2026. Retrieved 25 Feb 2026. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 11 (help)
  4. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 3, 2025". Critical Threats. 3 Dec 2025. Retrieved 26 Feb 2026.
  5. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 20, 2026". Institute for the Study of War. 20 Feb 2026. Retrieved 26 Feb 2026.
  6. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України" (in Ukrainian).
  7. ^ "History of Zaporizhzhia". photoalbum.zp.ua. Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-02-04.