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Mali Shcherbaky
Village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Geography
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
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
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]
On October 12 2025, Ukrainian sources reported that Ukrainian forces had kicked out Russian forces from the village.[8]
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Demographics
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:[9]
- Ukrainian 91.27%
- Russian 7.60%
- Gagauz 0.85%
- Belarusian 0.28%
References
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