Pokrovske, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast

Pokrovske (Покровське; Покровское) is a village in Mykolaiv Raion (district) in Mykolaiv Oblast of southern Ukraine, at about 78.1 km southwest by west (SWbW) of Mykolaiv.

Pokrovske is located on the Kinburn Peninsula, about 67.4 km east by north (EbN) of Odesa and about 10.7 km southeast by south (SEbS) of Ochakiv. It belongs to Ochakiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

Russo-Ukrainian War
Pokrovske came under attack and was occupied by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The invasion occurred as a result of the escalating Russo-Ukrainian War. The village, as well as all other occupied territory in the Mykolaiv Oblast, was annexed by Russia as part of their Kherson Oblast.

Following a Russian withdrawal and a counter offensive by Ukrainian forces between November 9th and 11th, almost all settlements in the Mykolaiv Oblast were retaken by Ukraine. The exceptions are Pokrovka as well as the other settlements on the Kiburn Peninsula, Vasylivka and Pokrovka.

Nature
Pokrovske is located within the Biloberezhia Sviatoslav National Park, in the Dnieper estuary.