Without a school, kindergarten, trolleybuses, or drinking water: Balabanivka residents sound the alarm

There are three trolleybus routes, but none reaches Balabanivka. Residents complain about transport problems, the lack of drinking water distribution points, and difficulties accessing educational institutions for children.

Residents of the Balabanivka neighborhood in Mykolaiv’s Korabelnyi district have appealed to the city authorities, asking them to improve transport connections, extend at least one trolleybus route, and arrange for drinking water to be distributed. They stress that daily life in the neighborhood is becoming increasingly difficult because of public transport problems and the loss of local educational institutions.

According to Novyny-N, residents sent their appeal to the editorial office in the hope of drawing the city authorities’ attention to Balabanivka’s problems.

Three trolleybuses for Korabelnyi, but none for Balabanivka

The appeal states that trolleybus routes 10, 11, and 12 currently operate in Korabelnyi district. However, none of them reaches Balabanivka.

Residents are asking the city authorities to consider extending at least one trolleybus route to the neighborhood, providing an additional transport connection with other parts of Mykolaiv.

For now, bus 91 remains one of the main public transport options for residents. However, the appeal’s authors believe that a single route is not enough to meet the population’s transport needs.

Transport connections are particularly important for people who need to commute to work every day, take their children to educational institutions, or return home from other parts of the city.

School destroyed by Russians, kindergarten closed by the city council

Access to education remains another pressing issue for residents of Balabanivka.

In their appeal, residents point out that school No. 49 was destroyed by a Russian strike. According to the letter’s authors, the kindergarten has also been lost, and the nearest educational institutions are far from the neighborhood.

As a reminder, on May 30, 2024, deputies of the Mykolaiv City Council voted to close gymnasium No. 49, which was damaged in a Russian shelling.

And on April 30, 2026, the city council adopted a decision to close kindergarten No. 138 at 79 Oleh Kravets Street. The official reason given was that there were no conditions for installing a shelter. The decision concerned the closure of the institution, not the confirmed physical destruction of its building.

As a result, access to education and preschool care remains a pressing concern for families with children.

Balabanivka residents ask for drinking water distribution to be arranged

Along with transport connections and educational infrastructure, residents raised the issue of access to drinking water.

According to them, there are no drinking water distribution points in Balabanivka. They are asking the city authorities to arrange for water to be distributed in the neighborhood itself, so they do not have to look for drinking water in other parts of the city.

“We’re asking you to help!”

In their appeal to the editorial office, residents of Balabanivka thanked the authorities for trolleybus service in Korabelnyi district, but stressed that their neighborhood remains outside the electric transport network. They also drew attention to problems with educational institutions and drinking water.

Residents of Korabelnyi district are grateful to our city authorities for the trolleybuses serving the district — there are as many as three routes here (Nos. 10, 11, and 12), but none of them goes to Balabanivka. Why not extend at least one route? The No. 91 route alone does not meet the needs of the neighborhood’s residents. School No. 49 was destroyed by the enemy, and so was the kindergarten. The nearest childcare facilities are quite far away. We would really like the city authorities to pay attention to this forgotten neighborhood. There is also not a single drinking water distribution point here! We’re asking you to help!!!

More buses, but residents are asking for an alternative

It is worth noting that transport connections to Balabanivka have been the subject of residents’ appeals on several occasions.

Starting October 22, 2026, the municipal enterprise Mykolaivpastrans increased the number of buses on route No. 91 from 8 to 10. The timetable was also adjusted to reduce passenger waiting times during peak hours.

In addition, further changes to the schedule for route No. 91, which connects Balabanivka with Namyv, took effect on November 13, 2026.

However, in their new appeal, residents are raising not only the number of buses but also the possibility of using trolleybuses.

Residents hope the city authorities will consider their requests concerning transport connections and drinking water.

Previously, we reported:

• Mykolaiv’s No. 91 buses to change their schedule tomorrow
• Emergency repairs leave Balabanivka and part of Mykolaiv without water
• Less waiting for No. 91: Mykolaiv adds buses between Namyv and Balabanivka
• The schedule was to be reviewed, but complaints continue: what’s happening with Mykolaiv’s No. 91 route?
• A 45-minute gap in the morning and an hour and a half in the evening: Mykolaiv residents ask for the No. 91 schedule to be reviewed