Nova Kakhovka

Nova Kakhovka
Нова Каховка
Flag of Nova Kakhovka
Coat of arms of Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka is located in Kherson Oblast
Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka
Location of Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka is located in Ukraine
Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 46°45′18″N 33°22′30″E / 46.75500°N 33.37500°E / 46.75500; 33.37500
Country
Oblast
Raion
 Ukraine
 Kherson Oblast
Kakhovka Raion
Founded28 February 1952
Government
 • Mayor (de facto)Vladimir Leontyev[1]
Area
 • Total222.7 km2 (86.0 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • TotalDecrease 44,427
Postal code
74900
Area code+380 5549
ClimateDfa
Websitenovakahovka.com.ua
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Nova Kakhovka (Ukrainian: Нова́ Кахо́вка, IPA: [noˈwɑ kɐˈxɔu̯kɐ]; Russian: Новая Каховка, romanizedNovaya Kakhovka) is a city in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. Nova Kakhovka has been under Russian occupation since February 2022. Its estimated population in 2022 was 44,427.[2]

Nova Kakhovka is an important port city on the east bank of the Dnieper River, where it meets the downstream end of the Kakhovka Reservoir. It forms one abutment of the Kakhovskyi Bridge over the hydroelectric Kakhovka Dam;[3] the other is located in Beryslav.[4] The city lies immediately downstream of the source of the North Crimean Canal that irrigates the Crimean Peninsula and can be said to control the seat of the channel.[5]

On 6 June 2023, the dam was deliberately destroyed, causing catastrophic drainage of the reservoir. At the time, the dam was under the control of the Russian military, which had seized it in the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]

  1. ^ Stepanenko, Vasilisa; Blann, Susie (6 June 2023). "Collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame". Associated Press. Retrieved 6 June 2023. The Russian-installed mayor of Nova Kakhovka, Vladimir Leontyev, said it was being evacuated as water poured in.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Ukraine strikes crucial bridge in Nova Kakhovka". Meduza. BBC Russian Service. 10 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Ukrainian troops hit Kakhovka Bridge, enemy air defense systems". Ukrinform. 25 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Russia captures key water supply route to annexed Crimea". Al Arabiya Network. AFP. 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ Sabbagh, Dan (6 June 2023). "Thousands flee homes as collapse of dam is blamed on Russian forces". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

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