Krynky
{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| native_name = Кринки
| native_name_lang = uk
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_flag =
| flag_alt =
| image_seal =
| seal_alt =
| image_shield =
| shield_alt =
| image_map =
| mapsize =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1785
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 15.73
| area_land_km2 =
| area_water_km2 =
| population_note =
| population_total = 0
| population_footnotes = {{cite web | url=https://most.ks.ua/news/url/selo-krinki-na-hersonschini-povnistju-zrujnovane-video/ | title=Село Кринки на Херсонщині повністю зруйноване (відео) | date=24 April 2024 }}
| population_as_of = 2024
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = EET
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = EEST
| utc_offset_DST = +3
| pushpin_map = Ukraine Kherson Oblast#Ukraine
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Krynky within Ukraine
| pushpin_mapsize =
| coordinates = {{coord|46.7375|33.0925|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 75110
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = +380 5542
| elevation_m = 11
| blank_info =
| blank1_info =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Ukraine
| subdivision_type1 = Oblast
| subdivision_name1 = Kherson Oblast
| subdivision_type2 = Raion
| subdivision_name2 = Kherson Raion
| subdivision_type3 = Hromada
| subdivision_name3 = Oleshky urban hromada
| pushpin_relief = y
| module = {{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |zoom=11 |height= |width= |point= |stroke-width=1 |coord={{WikidataCoord|display=i}} }}
| website =
}}
Krynky ({{langx|uk|Кринки}}) is a village in Oleshky urban hromada, Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the east bank of the Dnieper River.
History
{{recentism section|date=June 2024}}
=Russo-Ukrainian War=
==Russian invasion of Ukraine==
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Krynky came under Russian control.
As a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in June 2023, Krynky was almost completely submerged, according to Tetiana Hasanenko, head of the Ukrainian military administration of the hromada. Most of its residents fled to neighboring Kozachi Laheri, which was also largely flooded. Ukrainian authorities lost contact with the population of the community, as electricity and internet were completely lost for days.
On 30 October 2023, during an incursion across the Dnieper, elements of the Ukrainian 37th and 38th separate Marine brigades had advanced to and recaptured Krynky.{{Cite news |title=Putin 'Dismisses Commander Makarevich ' After Ukrainian Raids Across Dnipro River |language=en |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/23451 |access-date=2023-10-30 |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030194554/https://www.kyivpost.com/post/23451 |url-status=live }} Although no heavy equipment had been brought across the river, the Marines were supported by MRLs and artillery from the right bank. Supplies to the Ukrainian troops were maintained by small boats. Despite the reinforcements from the Russian 382nd, 337th airborne regiment at the end of 2023, Ukrainian marines were still holding parts of land around the village as of May 2024, and intense fighting continued for months, making largely a grey zoned battlefield.
As of June 2024, the bridgehead probably ceased to exist and there was likely no longer any permanent Ukrainian presence in Krynky. By 18 July, Russia retook the village after Ukrainian withdrawal.{{Cite news |date=2024-07-18 |title=Ukraine Withdraws From Strategic Position in Southern Region |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-18/ukraine-withdraws-from-strategic-position-in-southern-region |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian troops withdraw from Krynky in Kherson Oblast |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/07/16/7466024/ |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Ukrainska Pravda |language=en}} Ukraine did not reveal the losses its forces suffered over the nine months in and around the bridgehead on Dnipro's east bank. Soldiers told the Kyiv Independent that "bodies lost to the river are nearly impossible to retrieve." However, a Ukrainian investigative outlet, citing the Ukrainian police, reported that 262 Ukrainian soldiers had been identified as killed and their bodies returned, while 788 remained missing in action, during the period from October 2023 to June 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-18 |title=With Krynky lost, what did the perilous operation accomplish? |url=https://kyivindependent.com/with-krynky-lost-what-did-the-perilous-operation-accomplish/ |first1=Nate |last1=Ostiller |first2=Martin |last2=Fornusek |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=788 Ukrainian soldiers who defended Krynky in Kherson Oblast missing in action |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/07/17/7466202/ |first=Valentyna |last=Romanenko |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Ukrainska Pravda |language=en}}
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 991 inhabitants. Their native languages were 90.21% Ukrainian and 9.28% Russian.
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{cite web |url=http://db.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Database/Census/databasetree_en.asp |title=All-Ukrainian population census |trans-title= |publisher=State Statistics Service of Ukraine |date= |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=db.ukrcensus.gov.ua |language=en }}
{{cite news |title=Flood Rescuers Press On in Southern Ukraine After Dam Disaster |website=The New York Times |date=7 June 2023 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/07/world/russia-ukraine-news/satellite-images-show-the-spread-of-floodwaters-after-the-kakhovka-dam-collapsed?smid=url-share |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-date=21 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021090735/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/07/world/russia-ukraine-news/satellite-images-show-the-spread-of-floodwaters-after-the-kakhovka-dam-collapsed?smid=url-share |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |url=https://kyivindependent.com/isw-ukraine-continues-advances-on-left-bank-of-dnipro-in-kherson-oblast/ |title=ISW: Ukraine has success on left bank of Dnipro in Kherson Oblast |trans-title= |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=2023-10-21 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=kyivindependent.com |language=en |author=Martin Fornusek |quote=Geolocated footage published on Oct. 19 indicates that Ukrainian forces advanced into the northeastern part of Krynky, a village 35 kilometers east of Kherson and two kilometers south of the Dnipro River, the ISW reported. |archive-date=21 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021131232/https://kyivindependent.com/isw-ukraine-continues-advances-on-left-bank-of-dnipro-in-kherson-oblast/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-24-2023 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 24, 2023 |publisher=ISW |date=2023-11-24 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=understandingwar.org |language=en |author=Christina Harward |author2=Riley Bailey |author3=Angelica Evans |author4=Nicole Wolkov |author5=Karolina Hird |author6=Frederick W. Kagan |quote=Geolocated footage published on November 23 confirms that both Russian and Ukrainian forces have advanced within Krynky, suggesting that intense fighting is ongoing in the settlement and positions are frequently changing hands. |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126161734/https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-24-2023 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67587331 |title=Ukraine war: Zelensky says fortifying front lines must be accelerated |publisher=BBC News |date=2023-12-01 |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=bbc.com |language=en-GB |quote=Ukraine forces regained a foothold the village of Krynky last month after they crossed the Dnipro, and have since come under relentless Russian attack. |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202091039/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67587331 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/11/7432501/ |title=Ukrainian defenders advance on Dnipro River's left bank in Kherson Oblast, fighting rages near Krynky – ISW |publisher=Ukrainska Pravda |date=2023-12-11 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=pravda.com.ua |language=en,uk,ru |author=Olha Hlushchenko |quote=Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have reported that the Ukrainian Defence Forces are continuing ground operations on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, holding their positions and fighting with the Russians near the village of Krynky. |archive-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212101534/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/11/7432501/ |url-status=live }}
[https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/6-months-inside-ukraines-special-forces-show-covert-105914584 "Inside Ukraine's covert Center 73, where clandestine missions shape the war,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227083839/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/6-months-inside-ukraines-special-forces-show-covert-105914584 |date=27 December 2023 }} December 25, 2023, Associated Press on ABC News, retrieved December 26, 2023
{{cite web|url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-7-2024 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 7, 2024 |publisher=ISW |date=2024-06-07 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=understandingwar.org |language=en |author=Riley Bailey |author2=Christina Harward |author3=Nicole Wolkov |author4=Grace Mappes |author5=George Barros |quote=Another Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces operate on islands adjacent to Krynky and periodically enter the settlement in squad-sized groups. }}
}}
External links
- Nate Ostiller, Martin Fornusek. [https://kyivindependent.com/with-krynky-lost-what-did-the-perilous-operation-accomplish/ With Krynky lost, what did the perilous operation accomplish?] The Kyiv Independent, 18 July 2024
Category:Villages in Kherson Raion
Category:Oleshky urban hromada
Category:Populated places established in 1785
Category:Populated places destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine