Snihurivka Raion

Snihurivka Raion (Ukrainian: Снігурівський район) was a subdivision of Mykolaiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the town of Snihurivka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Mykolaiv Oblast to four. The area of Snihurivka Raion was merged into Bashtanka Raion.^[2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 38,849 (2020 est.)^[1]

Snihurivskyi Raion Снігурівський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 46°59′51″N 32°42′4″E / 46.99750°N 32.70111°E / 46.99750; 32.70111
Country	Ukraine
Region	Mykolaiv Oblast
Established	1923
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Snihurivka
Subdivisions	List   1 — city councils   0 — settlement councils 19 — rural councils Number of localities:   1 — cities   0 — urban-type settlements 46 — villages   12 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Sergiy Kulazhin
Area
• Total	1,395 km^2 (539 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	38,849^[1]
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	57300—57378
Area code	+380 5162

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas,^[4]

• Horokhivske rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Horokhivske;
• Shyroke rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Shyroke;
• Snihurivka urban hromada with the administration in Snihurivka.

Russian re-establishment and annexation

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Snihurivka was occupied by Russian forces starting from the 19th of March 2022.^[5]

 

Snihurivka Raion as a Raion of illegally annexed Kherson Oblast. Russian territorial claim since 30 September 2022.

In august 2022, Russia decided to re-establish Snihurivka Raion and to transfer it to Kherson Oblast, with Yuriy Barbashov being appointed as the head of the military-civilian administration of Snihurivka Raion.^[6] In this capacity, Snihurivka Raion was included in the illegal annexation referendum of Kherson Oblast in september 2022, with the local Russian-appointed authorities participating in the process.^[7][8][9] A group of locals however protested against the referendum.^[10]

On 5 October 2022, Yuriy Barbashov stated on Telegram that "Snihurivka remains under the control of Russian troops", while Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Vitalii Kim noted that officials were "seeking to confirm that Russian officers have left but there are troops still remaining there".^[11]

 

Snihurivka Raion as part of the illegally annexed Kherson Oblast, with the frontline at the day of the annexation by Russia.

On the 9th of November, the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the withdrawal of Russian forces from the right bank of the Dnipro River. As a consequence, Snihurivka Raion was retaken by Ukrainian troops the next day.^[12][13] Russia however still claims the whole territory of what they consider to be Kherson Oblast.

References

1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
3. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
4. "Снігурівська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
5. "Маленьке селище з гарною назвою: історія і сучасність миколаївської Снігурівки - mykolaiv-future.com.ua" (in Ukrainian). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
6. . 16 August 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
7. "Russian-held parts of Ukraine's Mykolaiv region to be incorporated in Russian-held Kherson". Reuters. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
8. "В Снигиревке в Николаевской области пройдет референдум о воссоединении с РФ - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
9. "Снигиревка Николаевской области примет участие в референдуме о присоединении к России". 360tv.ru (in Russian). 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
10. Snihurivka inhabitants protest
11. The Associated Press. "Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War". apnews.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
12. @bayraktar_1love (10 November 2022). "Snihurivka, Mykolaiv oblast – liberated" (Tweet). from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023 – via Twitter.
13. "Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv sceptical of Moscow's retreat from Kherson; US general estimates 100,000 Russian military casualties". the Guardian. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.