Ecologists have said the green zone in Mykolaiv is of high value, where plans call for cutting down more than 200 trees

The State Environmental Inspection of the South-Western District, during a commission inspection, recorded 217 trees in the green zone at the intersection of Bohoyavlenskyi Avenue and Kober Street in Mykolaiv, where LLC «СВІТ ЗДОРОВ’Я» plans to erect an «АТБ» supermarket, an «ОККО» gas station and an auto parts store; as of April 16, 2026 no preparatory or construction work is being carried out on the site.

The inspection reported that the area at the intersection of Bohoyavlenskyi Avenue and Kober Street in Mykolaiv was examined by a commission with the participation of ecologists, representatives of the district administration, the housing and communal services department, as well as public activists and local residents.

On the plot of 0.76 ha, 217 green plantings were counted, including self-seeded specimens. Oaks, elms, birches, poplars and acacias predominate — these form the main tree stand in this part of the city.

Following the inspection, most of the trees — 185 units — are in good or satisfactory condition. Only 7 specimens were recognized as standing dead or in unsatisfactory condition, so if construction begins a significant stand of healthy plantings would be under threat.

The commission separately noted the high ecological value of this green area for the Inhulskyi District, as it forms a continuous protective “buffer” between transport arteries and residential development.

Earlier reports said that preparatory works had begun on this site to construct an «АТБ», an «ОККО» gas station and an auto shop in Mykolaiv (referring to the area between residential buildings and the site of the state enterprise NVCG «Зоря»-«Машпроект»), which had previously been considered a green zone.

After information appeared about the possible felling of 182 trees in the oak grove in Mykolaiv, the situation was publicly commented on by Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych, and the city’s chief architect expressed surprise at the development plans.

Soon a conflict erupted between officials and city council deputies over the transfer of land for the gas station, which would involve cutting down about 200 oaks: the parties exchanged accusations of hiding data and violating procedures.

The issue was put up for public discussion in Mykolaiv, after which the Ministry of Economy gave the controversial gas station project the “green light”. At the same time, the mayor assured that, according to him, no decisions had been made to fell the trees, and in 2025 in Mykolaiv documents were officially drawn up to remove 875 trees.

Earlier we wrote:

• Sienkevych does not want to say whether he is against building a gas station in the park
• Scandal over oak felling: Sienkevych responds to accusations from residents
• They wanted to destroy the green zone for the sake of a gas station and a store – ecologists intervened
• The mayor shrugged his shoulders, the architect blinked: no one “knew” about the destruction of 187 oaks in Mykolaiv
• On Bohoyavlenskyi — a giant felling: 182 trees under the axe for the sake of OKKO gas station, ATB and an auto shop