Solontsi, Kherson Oblast

Village in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine

Solontsi (Ukrainian: Солонці) is a village in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. The village is located eight kilometres (five miles) south-east of the city of Kherson and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Oleshky.^[1] The village is located close to the Dnieper River and is two metres (6.6 feet) above sea level.

As of June 2023, the village is under Russian occupation as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[2]

Population

The distribution of population by their native language based on the 2001 Ukrainian census:^[3]

It had a pre-war population of 1,050 inhabitants.^[3]

References

1. "Node: Solontsi (337689148)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
2. Bailey, Riley; Wolkov, Nicole; Mappes, Grace; Hird, Karolina; Clark, Mason. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
3. "Ukraine Census". September 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-27. Retrieved 21 September 2022.