Tavrychanka
{{Short description|Village in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Tavrychanka
| native_name = Тавричанка
| native_name_lang = uk
| pushpin_map = Ukraine Kherson Oblast#Ukraine
| pushpin_label = Tavrychanka
| coordinates = {{coord|46|33|10.9|N|33|49|15.8|E}}
| subdivision_name = {{UKR}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type1 = Oblast
| subdivision_type2 = Raion
| subdivision_type3 = Hromada
| subdivision_name1 = Kherson
| subdivision_name2 = Kakhovka Raion
| subdivision_name3 = Tavrychanka Rural Hromada
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1859
| area_total_km2 = 1.82
| population_total = 1703
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| timezone1 = EET
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = EEST
| utc_offset_DST = +3
| postal_code_type = Postal Code
| postal_code = 74821
| area_code = +380 553691
}}
Tavrychanka ({{Langx|uk|Тавричанка}}) is a village in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. The village hosts the administration of the Tavrychanka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.{{Cite web |title=Тавричанская громада - Херсонская область, |url=https://gromada.info/ru/obschina/tavrychanska/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=gromada.info |language=Russian}}
The Ukrainian industrialist Vira Naydyonova is buried in the St. Basil the Great Church, in the village.{{Cite web |title=Vira Naydyonova |url=http://www.ukrgeroes.com.ua/NaydenovaVO.html |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=www.ukrgeroes.com.ua}}
Geography
The village is situated 91 km south east of the administrative centre of the Oblast, Kherson, and 41 km south-east of the administrative centre of the raion, Nova Kakhovka. It has an area of 1.82 km2 and a population of approximately 1,703 people.
Russian invasion and occupation
When Russia invaded Ukraine, most of Kherson Oblast, along with the village of Tavrychanka, were captured on the first day of the war, 24 February 2022.{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russia-ukraine-warning-update-russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-25-2022 |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en}} On 10 and 11 November 2022, all settlements west of the Dnieper, including the city of Kherson, were liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.{{Cite web |last=Chernichkin |first=Kostyantyn |date=2022-11-13 |title=Kherson celebrates liberation after 8 months of Russian occupation (PHOTOS) |url=https://kyivindependent.com/national/kherson-celebrates-liberation-photos |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=The Kyiv Independent}}{{Cite news |date=2022-11-13 |title=Kherson: Inside the city liberated from the Russians |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63615008 |access-date=2023-02-16}} However, as of February 2023, the village remains occupied by Russian forces.{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-2-2023 |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en}}