Mali Shcherbaky
Mali Shcherbaky
Малі Щербаки | |
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Village | |
  Mali Shcherbaky Location of Mali Shcherbaky  Mali Shcherbaky Mali Shcherbaky (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°32′55″N 35°32′52″E / 47.54861°N 35.54778°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion | Vasylivka Raion |
| Hromada | Stepnohirsk settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1832 |
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
• Total | 351 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| Postal code | 71614 |
| Area code | +380 6175 |
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Mali Shcherbaky is a village in Ukraine, in the Stepnohirsk settlement hromada of Vasylivka Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The local government body is the Stepnohirsk Settlement Council.
Geography
[edit]The village of Mali Shcherbaky is located 1 km from the village of Shcherbaky and 3.5 km from the village of Stepove. The territorial highway T 0812 passes through the village. The nearest railway station is Plavni-Vantazhni, 26 km from the village.
History
[edit]The village was founded in 1832 with the name Shcherbakovka.[3]
On 12 June 2020, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 713-r "On the Determination of Administrative Centers and Approval of Territories of Territorial Communities of Zaporizhia Region", it became part of the Stepnohirsk settlement hromada.[4]
Russo-Ukrainian War
[edit]On 3 March 2022, fierce fighting began here. In May 2022, the village was recaptured from the Russian Armed Forces.
On 1 August 2022, Russian forces conducted airstikes on the village.[5]
The village was later shelled by Russian forces on 7 February 2023 and 5 November 2024.[6]
On March 17 2025, Russian forces re-entered the village and Russian sources claimed the capture of Mali Shcherbaky and Shcherbaky.[7]
Demographics
[edit]The population in 2024 is 2 people. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village's population was 351 people.[2] The main languages of the village were:[8]
- Ukrainian 91.27%
- Russian 7.60%
- Gagauz 0.85%
- Belarusian 0.28%
References
[edit]- ^ "Mali Scherbaky". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Table: 19A0501_07_023. Number of actual population in rural areas, Zaporizka oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Специальная карта Западной части России Шуберта 1826-1840 годов". www.etomesto.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Кабінет Міністрів України - Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Запорізької області". zakon.rada.gov.ua/ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Russian troops on Kryvyi Rih front receive reinforcements – General Staff report". Ukrainska Pravda. 2025-10-03. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "Zaporizhzhia region comes under 144 Russian attacks in past day". Ukrinform. 2025-10-03. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Assessed Control of Terrain in the Zaporizhia Direction March 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM EST". 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Table: 19A050501_02_059. Distribution of the population by native language, Zaporizka oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 3 October 2025.