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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]

Language Percentage of

Population

Ukrainian 92.20%
Russian 4.47%
Armenian 2.95%
Belarusian 0.19%

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. ^ a b "Ukraine Census". September 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-27. Retrieved 21 September 2022.


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