{"id":604547,"date":"2026-08-11T09:47:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/08\/604547\/from-the-cruiser-ukraine-and-okean-to-the-fires-of-war-how-august-11-was-remembered-in-mykolaiv\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T09:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:47:22","slug":"from-the-cruiser-ukraine-and-okean-to-the-fires-of-war-how-august-11-was-remembered-in-mykolaiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/08\/604547\/from-the-cruiser-ukraine-and-okean-to-the-fires-of-war-how-august-11-was-remembered-in-mykolaiv\/","title":{"rendered":"From the cruiser \"Ukraine\" and \"Okean\" to the fires of war: how August 11 was remembered in Mykolaiv"},"content":{"rendered":"

11 August<\/strong> in the history of the Korabelnyi District<\/strong> and Mykolaiv<\/strong> combined shipbuilding, remembrance of a defender, and wartime events. In different years on this day large vessels were launched here, the city said farewell to a marine from Balabanivka, and after Russian shelling houses and forests burned.<\/p>\n

11 August 1990<\/strong>: in Mykolaiv<\/strong> a cruiser was launched, later named “Ukraine”<\/h2>\n

At the 61 Communar shipyard in Mykolaiv<\/strong> the fourth missile cruiser of Project 1164<\/strong> “Atlant” was launched; at that time it bore the name “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Lobov”. In 1993<\/strong> the ship was transferred to Ukraine and later received the name “Ukraine”, but it remained unfinished.<\/p>\n

11 August 2009<\/strong>: the first NIBULON barge was launched at “Okean”<\/h2>\n

At the “Wadan Yards Okean” shipyard in Mykolaiv<\/strong> the first barge “NIBULON-001” was ceremonially launched<\/a> into the water. It became the first vessel in a series the company built to create NIBULON\u2019s own fleet: in 2009<\/strong> the parties signed contracts to build the first 16<\/strong> non-self-propelled vessels.<\/p>\n

11 August 2016<\/strong>: Mykolaiv<\/strong> said farewell to a marine from Balabanivka<\/h2>\n

On that day Mykolaiv<\/strong> bid farewell<\/a> to a serviceman of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade<\/strong>, Balabanivka resident Serhiy Serhiyovych Prostyakov<\/strong>. While carrying out a combat mission near Shyrokyne on 3 August 2016<\/strong> he suffered severe injuries and died in hospital on 8 August<\/strong>. Later a memorial plaque was installed on the building of Gymnasium No.49<\/strong>, where he had studied.<\/p>\n

11 August 2022<\/strong>: a house burned in Korabelnyi and 20 hectares<\/strong> of forest<\/h2>\n

Due to Russian shelling in the Korabelnyi District of Mykolaiv<\/strong> a residential house caught fire: the call to rescuers came at 08:19<\/strong>, the fire covering 40 m\u00b2<\/strong> was extinguished at 08:48<\/strong>, and there were no casualties. As Korablev.Info<\/a> reported, the enemy also shelled forest areas three times, including the Balabanivka and Halytsynivka tracts: in total 20 hectares<\/strong> of forest were destroyed by fire.<\/p>\n

This day in Ukraine and the world<\/h2>\n

On 11 August 1992<\/strong> the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No.461<\/strong> on the financial support of a Ukrainian battalion sent to the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces. And on 11 August 1999<\/strong> a total solar eclipse occurred, which NASA calls the last total solar eclipse of the 20th century<\/strong> and the second millennium.<\/p>\n

Thus 11 August<\/strong> became a date for Mykolaiv<\/strong> that highlights a stark contrast in the city\u2019s history: from the launching of a cruiser and new vessels at “Okean” to the losses of defenders and fires brought by the Russian war.<\/p>\n

Earlier we wrote:<\/h2>\n