Kozatske | |
Native Name: | Козацьке |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Kherson Oblast#Ukraine |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kherson Oblast##Location in Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 46.7839°N 33.3347°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Name1: | Kherson Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Kakhovka Raion |
Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
Subdivision Name3: | Nova Kakhovka urban hromada |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 3653 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Kozatske (uk|Козацьке; ru|Казацкое) is a rural settlement in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It is located on the right bank of the Dnieper, separated from Nova Kakhovka on the left bank by the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. Kozatske belongs to Nova Kakhovka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It has a population of
Until 18 July, 2020, Kozatske belonged to Beryslav Raion. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five, it was transferred to Kakhovka Raion.[2] [3]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, fighting took place in Kozatske and neighboring on 25 February 2022.[4]
Until 26 January 2024, Kozatske was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Kozatske became a rural settlement.[5]
Kozatska railway station is on the railway connecting Mykolaiv via Snihurivka and Nova Kakhovka with Melitopol. There is infrequent passenger traffic.
The settlement has road access to Kherson and, via Nova Kakhovka, with Highway M14 connecting Kherson with Melitopol.