Syvash, Kherson Oblast

The village was founded in 1874 at the railway station of the same name, Syvash, that linked the village to Crimea. The railway station was laid as part of the Lozovo-Sevastopol railway. During the Great Patriotic War, the village was occupied by German troops from 15 September 1941 to 30 October 1943. In the present day, the village is home to the Scientific and Innovative Complex "Ecology", which produces fertilizers and nitrogen compounds, Dzhankoysko-Sivash Research and Experimental Plant for the production of pharmaceuticals, the Agricultural Small Enterprise "Halobiont" for the production of food, and Research and Experimental Enterprise for the production of carotene. Syvash was captured by Russian ground forces on the first day of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War when they crossed the nearby border of the de facto Republic of Crimea. == Demographics ==

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the only official census taken in post-independence Ukraine, the population of the village was 257 people. Of the people residing in the village, their mother tongue is as follows: == Politics ==

During the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, 160 of the villagers voted in the election, a turnout of 26.25%. Of those that voted, 19.08% voted for Strong Ukraine and 14.28% was won each by the Liberal Party of Ukraine and Spade. ==References==