{"id":609794,"date":"2026-08-29T11:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T08:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/08\/609794\/the-1-000th-ship-16-missiles-and-the-heroes-memorial-what-made-august-29-memorable-for-mykolaiv\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T11:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T08:20:28","slug":"the-1-000th-ship-16-missiles-and-the-heroes-memorial-what-made-august-29-memorable-for-mykolaiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/08\/609794\/the-1-000th-ship-16-missiles-and-the-heroes-memorial-what-made-august-29-memorable-for-mykolaiv\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1,000th ship, 16 missiles and the Heroes' Memorial: what made August 29 memorable for Mykolaiv"},"content":{"rendered":"

29 August<\/strong> brought together shipbuilding, the commemoration of fallen defenders, and one of the heaviest Russian attacks on the city in Mykolaiv\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

29 August 1964: the thousandth ship was built in Mykolaiv<\/h2>\n

Local historical chronicles date this day as the completion at the Black Sea Shipbuilding Plant of the vessel \u201cMykolaiv\u201d<\/strong>. It was called the thousandth ship built in the city during 175 years of Mykolaiv shipbuilding. The event was timed to coincide with Mykolaiv\u2019s 175th anniversary.<\/p>\n

29 August 2014: a date of remembrance for the defenders of Ukraine<\/h2>\n

During the withdrawal of Ukrainian units from encirclement near Ilovaisk they suffered their greatest losses of the entire operation. The sunflower \u2014 whose fields Ukrainian soldiers passed through \u2014 became a symbol of the commemorative day. In 2019, by Presidential Decree No.621\/2019, 29 August<\/strong> was established as the Day of Remembrance for the Defenders of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

29 August 2020: over 200 Mykolaiv residents ran for the fallen Heroes<\/h2>\n

In Mykolaiv the run \u201cI Honor the Warriors, I Run for the Heroes of Ukraine\u201d<\/strong> was held for the second time. Over 200 participants covered a distance of 3.8 kilometers, bearing the names of fallen defenders on their clothing.<\/p>\n

29 August 2022: Russia fired 16 missiles at Mykolaiv<\/h2>\n

Russian forces launched 16 S-300 missiles<\/strong> at the city, 12 of which hit their targets. Two people were killed and 24 were wounded. Residential buildings, a school, and communal and transport infrastructure were damaged.<\/p>\n

29 August 2023: Soborna Square commemorated fallen fellow residents<\/h2>\n

In the center of Mykolaiv a temporary installation of military boots and flags was set up in memory of the fallen inhabitants of the region. According to the data published then, more than a thousand soldiers from Mykolaiv region had already been killed defending Ukraine.<\/p>\n

29 August 2024: the memorial \u201cForever in Formation\u201d was opened<\/h2>\n

Near the destroyed building of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration a memorial to the fallen defenders was opened. Its central elements are two metal trees with commemorative ribbons and the silhouette of a family, through which the ruined building is visible.<\/p>\n

Thus it remained in Mykolaiv\u2019s history, 29 August<\/strong>: from the thousandth ship of the city\u2019s shipbuilders \u2014 to the memory of those who gave their lives for Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Earlier we wrote<\/h2>\n