Tendra Spit

Sandbar in Ukraine

46°14′24″N 31°37′48″E / 46.24000°N 31.63000°E / 46.24000; 31.63000Adjacent toBlack Sea, Gulf of TendraArea12.89 km² (4.98 sq mi)Length65 km (40.4 mi)Width1.8 km (1.12 mi)Administration

Ukraine (occupied by Russia)

OblastKherson OblastRaionSkadovsk RaionDemographicsPopulationUninhabited (2001)2001 Ukrainian CensusAdditional information Map

Tendra Spit is a sandbar in the Black Sea and part of Kherson Oblast in Ukraine.

The island serves as a separation of the Gulf of Tendra from the Black Sea and is located at the southern and western part of the bay. In the west the island has a spit Bili Kuchuhury which, stretching east through the Gulf of Tendra as a shoal, reaches the Yahorlyk Kut peninsula. Bili Kuchuhury has the Bili Kuchuhury Lighthouse.

Tendra Lighthouse is also on the island.

History

The Battle of Tendra took place on 8 and 9 September 1790.

The mutiny of men on board the Russian battleship Potemkin took place off Tendra Spit in June 1905.

During Russian invasion of Ukraine on the night of 28 February 2024 Ukrainian Special Operations Forces troops from 73rd Maritime Special Operations Center attempted to make a landing on the sandbar. They were ambushed by the Russian troops and sustained heavy casualties. According to Russian MOD out of 5 boats 4 were destroyed or sunk and up to 25 Ukrainian soldiers were killed. One Ukrainian soldier was captured.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Что известно о гибели бойцов элитного украинского спецназа на Тендровской косе". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
^ Суворов, Андрей (2024-02-29). ""Черный день" украинских ССО. Что известно о разгроме элитного спецназа в Херсонской области". Главные новости в России и мире - RTVI (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
^ "Группа украинских диверсантов уничтожена при попытке высадиться в районе Тендровской косы". Interfax.ru (in Russian). 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
^ "ВСУ сообщили о гибели военных 73-го морского центра спецопераций. В Минобороны РФ заявили, что в Херсонской области были убиты 25 "украинских диверсантов"". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-02-29.