Pody, Kherson Oblast

Village in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
Village in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
Pody
Поди
Village
46°27′54.4″N 32°49′3.1″E / 46.465111°N 32.817528°E / 46.465111; 32.817528
Country Ukraine
OblastKherson Oblast
RaionKherson Raion
HromadaOleshky urban hromada
Area
 • Total3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(Jan 2022)
141
Time zoneUTC+2 (Eastern European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Postal Code
75130

Pody (Ukrainian: Поди) is a small village in Kherson Raion of Kherson Oblast of Ukraine. It belongs to Oleshky urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village had a pre-war population of 141 residents.[citation needed]

Geography

Pody is situated 15 metres (49 ft) above sea level.[2] It is located 15 miles (24 km) to the south-east of Kherson city and 10 miles (16 km) south-west of the Oleshky Sands National Park.[citation needed]

History

Until 18 July 2020, Pody belonged to Oleshky Raion. 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 Oleshky Raion was merged into Kherson Raion.[3][4]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russia.[5][6][failed verification]

References

  1. ^ "Олешковская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ "Location of Pody". OSmaps. Retrieved 8 Nov 2022.
  3. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  5. ^ Schwirtz, Michael; Pérez-Peña, Richard (2022-03-02). "First Ukraine City Falls as Russia Strikes More Civilian Targets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  6. ^ "Игорь Колыхаев". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.