Chornobaivka
Chornobaivka () is a village (selo) in Ukraine in Kherson Raion of Kherson Oblast. It is the center of the village council. It hosts the administration of Chornobaivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Kherson International Airport is situated in Chornobaivka. History. Founding. Chornobaivka was founded officially on August 18, 1782 by the Zaporozhian Sich Cossack Petro Chornobay, after he received a plot of land from Catherine II. The settlement's name is derived from him. Development. Chornobaivka grew slowly. From the documents of the Kherson provincial zemstvo it is known that in 1859 the village had 60  yards, in which 239 people lived. The main income of the Chornobaivka inhabitants was the extraction of limestone. There were no trade enterprises on the farms at that time, except for wine shops. Medical care was at a low level. The first school was opened in the late nineteenth century; it was attended by 26 boys and 6 girls. In 1902, a primary school for a small number of children was opened in Chornobayiv Khutory. World War II. During World War II, Nazi Germany occupied Chornobaivka starting 9 August 1941. In 1942, the Nazis began forcibly deporting the town's  young people back to Germany. Over the occupation, 242 people were deported and made to do forced labor this way. Eventually, on 14 March 1944, the 295th Rifle Division liberated the city. Late 20th century and Ukrainian independence. Throughout the early 1970s, "radical" development took place in Chornobaivka. Five main streets were paved with asphalt, there were new houses built, a water system was laid out, and a radio network was formed. In 2006, Kherson Airport, located in Chornobaivka, received international status. 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in the beginning, Russian forces took control  of the airport. Subsequently, at the end of March, Ukrainian Armed Forces staged a counteroffensive and have driven the Russian troops out. Two Russian generals were allegedly killed in Chornobaivka: Andrei Mordvichev and Yakov Rezantsev. Geography. Chornobaivka is located in the south of Ukraine within the steppe zone on the Black Sea lowland of the Eastern European plain. The settlement is located 10 km from the regional center. The physical distance to Kiev is 414 km. The city can be reached by minibus № 101. Demographics. According to the 2001 census, 9275 people lived in the village. Their native languages  were: