Bilohrudove

Bilohrudove is a village in Skadovsk Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to the Hola Prystan urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The village is located 5 km. south of Kherson City on Bilohrudyi Island, one of the islands of the Dnieper delta.

History

Bilohrudove was occupied by Russia at the beginning of its invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022.
The village was completely flooded when the Kakhovka Dam was destroyed on 6 June 2023.
Bilohrudyi Island was reportedly liberated by Ukrainian forces in late June 2023. On November 11 heavy fighting was reported to be ongoing on the island as the battle for control of the Dnipro continued.

Demographics

According to the 1989 Soviet census, the population of Bilohrudove was 273, of which 131 were men and 142 were women.
According to the Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 275. 92.49% of residents were native Ukrainian speakers, 7.17% were native Russian speakers, and the remaining 0.34% were native Belarusian speakers.