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Russian occupation of Mykolaiv Oblast | |
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 Mykolaiv Oblast: Ukrainian territory never occupied | |
 Kherson Oblast – with Snihurivka's environs and the outer Kinburn Peninsula attached – Russian territorial claim since 30 September 2022:
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| Occupied country | Ukraine |
| Occupying power | Russia |
| Russian-installed occupation regime | Nikolaev military-civilian administration[a] (??? – 30 September 2022) |
| Partially[b] part of a disputed oblast of Russia | Kherson Oblast[c] (30 September 2022 – 10 November 2022) |
| Partially claimed by Russia but vast majority[d] not controlled | Kherson Oblast[c] (10 November 2022 – Present) |
| Southern Ukraine campaign | 24 February 2022 |
| Annexation by Russia (incorporation into Kherson MCA) | 30 September 2022[1] |
| Ukrainian southern counteroffensive | 10 November 2022 |
| Administrative centre | Snihurivka (until 10 November) |
| Largest settlement | Snihurivka (until 10 November) Oleksandrivka (10–11 November) Vasylivka (since 11 November) |
| Government | |
| • Head of Administration | Yuriy Barbashov (until 10 November 2022) |
The Russian occupation of Mykolaiv Oblast is an ongoing military occupation of Ukraine's Mykolaiv Oblast by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine as part of the southern Ukraine campaign. The Russian-installed occupation regime was called the "Nikolaev military-civilian administration".[e]
Russian forces never managed to capture the capital city of the oblast, Mykolaiv, although they attacked the city in February–March 2022. They managed to occupy territory in the southeast of the oblast, reaching as far as Voznesensk in March 2022 before withdrawing to the extreme southeast, bordering Kherson Oblast.
On 21 September 2022, it was reported that Russian-occupied areas of Mykolaiv Oblast would be incorporated into the Russian administration for the Kherson Oblast.[1] Russia declared that it had annexed the Kherson Oblast nine days later.
On 10–11 November 2022, Ukrainian forces liberated Snihurivka[2][3] and the surrounding area[4][5] as part of the Ukrainian southern counteroffensive, in which a large swathe of territory in the west of Kherson Oblast—including the city of Kherson—was also liberated. By 12 November 2022, Russian forces had been expelled from the entire oblast apart from the outer portion of the Kinburn Peninsula in the far south.[6]
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- ^ a b "Russian-held parts of Ukraine's Mykolaiv region to be incorporated in Russian-held Kherson". Reuters. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 [@bayraktar_1love] (10 November 2022). "Snihurivka, Mykolaiv oblast - liberated 10/11/2022 https://t.co/eZSRD5c3uV" (Tweet) (in Czech). Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv sceptical of Moscow's retreat from Kherson; US general estimates 100,000 Russian military casualties". the Guardian. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Ukraine liberates all of Mykolaiv Oblast, Zelenskyy admin considers slashing ministries". 11 November 2022.
- ^ ТРУХА⚡️English [@TpyxaNews] (11 November 2022). "The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published a map where the entire Western bank of the Kherson region is no longer occupied by Russians https://t.co/K6CM40k9Tx" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ ТРУХА⚡️English [@TpyxaNews] (12 November 2022). "The Kinburn peninsula, or as it is also called, the Kinburn Spit, remains the only not yet liberated territory in the Mykolaiv region, is the goal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "combat work is underway" on this occasion, - Natalia Humeniuk In addition, she promised good news🤞 https://t.co/6MhK3yHLO8" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via Twitter.