{"id":627326,"date":"2026-10-19T00:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T21:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/10\/627326\/the-return-of-the-cyborgs-and-the-monument-explosion-the-story-of-october-19\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T00:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T21:24:10","slug":"the-return-of-the-cyborgs-and-the-monument-explosion-the-story-of-october-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/10\/627326\/the-return-of-the-cyborgs-and-the-monument-explosion-the-story-of-october-19\/","title":{"rendered":"The Return of the \u201cCyborgs\u201d and the Monument Explosion: The Story of October 19"},"content":{"rendered":"

October 19<\/strong> has left very different memories in the history of Korabelnyi District<\/strong> and Mykolaiv<\/strong>: dangerous discoveries in Balabanivskyi Forest, the return of Donetsk Airport defenders, a fight to save the park near the Palace of Culture, an animal rescue, and Russian attacks. We recall events that really happened on this day, rather than simply appeared in the news feed.<\/p>\n

October 19, 2014<\/strong>: Mykolaiv<\/strong> welcomed Donetsk Airport defenders<\/h2>\n

In the evening, servicemen of the 79th Separate Airmobile Brigade<\/strong>, who had defended Donetsk Airport, returned<\/a> to Mykolaiv<\/strong>. Residents gathered outside the military unit to greet them with flags, flowers, and songs. Among the defenders was Artem Dyblenko<\/strong>, a former student of School No. 43<\/strong> in Korabelnyi District, whose return the editorial team covered<\/a> separately.<\/p>\n

October 19, 2019<\/strong>: a cow was rescued from a pit in Korabelnyi District<\/h2>\n

On Yesenina Street in Korabelnyi District<\/strong>, a cow fell into a pit and could not get out on its own. Rescuers from the 5th Fire and Rescue Unit<\/strong> arrived<\/a> to help. They used fire hoses, while the owners brought in lifting equipment. Working together, they carefully pulled the animal out of the trap.<\/p>\n

October 19, 2020<\/strong>: Olvia Port began using a drone to monitor its waters<\/h2>\n

As part of the Green Port pilot project, the administration of Olvia Port announced<\/a> that it was using a drone operated by the state-owned Ukroboronservis to monitor the water surface, anchorage, and approach channels. The aim was to detect possible pollution more quickly and determine its extent. The port planned to further develop an automated environmental monitoring system.<\/p>\n

October 19, 2021<\/strong>: all COVID beds at Hospital No. 5<\/strong> were occupied<\/h2>\n

Mykolaiv City Hospital No. 5<\/strong> in Korabelnyi District reported<\/a> an exceptionally severe COVID-19 wave: all 60 beds<\/strong> in the infectious diseases ward were occupied, and another 5 patients<\/strong> were in intensive care. Medical staff reported more than 30 admissions<\/strong> per day for 2 consecutive days<\/strong>. This was one of the most challenging periods of the pandemic for the district hospital.<\/p>\n

October 19, 2022<\/strong>: 13<\/strong> Shahed drones were shot down over Mykolaiv Oblast<\/h2>\n

During the night of October 19<\/strong>, Ukrainian defenders shot down<\/a> 13 Russian Shahed-136 attack drones<\/strong> over Mykolaiv Oblast<\/strong>. Of these, 11<\/strong> were destroyed by units of the Air Command South, and another 2<\/strong> by servicemen of the National Guard and State Border Guard Service. At the time, the Russian army was intensifying drone attacks on southern Ukraine.<\/p>\n

October 19, 2022<\/strong>: an explosion destroyed a monument on Sadova Street<\/h2>\n

An explosion on Sadova Street in Mykolaiv<\/strong> that evening destroyed<\/a> a Soviet-era monument to police officers who had died. Later, Yurii Lyubarov<\/strong>, head of the city\u2019s culture department, said that some of the sculptures had been removed or protected, but one was lost in a controlled explosion. The quoted statement did not identify who carried out the demolition.<\/p>\n

October 19, 2023<\/strong>: a missile strike sparked a fire at a business in Mykolaiv<\/strong><\/h2>\n

At 00:55<\/strong>, Russian forces launched<\/a> a missile strike on Mykolaiv<\/strong>. A disused warehouse caught fire on the premises of a business. The blast wave shattered windows in at least 3 apartment buildings<\/strong>. According to the regional authorities\u2019 statements at the time, no civilians were injured.<\/p>\n

This day in Ukraine: October 19, 2017<\/strong>\u2014healthcare reform adopted<\/h2>\n

The Verkhovna Rada adopted<\/a> in its second reading and as a whole Bill No. 6327<\/strong> on state financial guarantees for the provision of medical services and medicines. The decision was supported by 240 members of parliament<\/strong>. It became one of the key legislative steps in restructuring the financing of Ukrainian healthcare.<\/p>\n

This is what October 19<\/strong> looked like over the years: from dangerous discoveries in Balabanivka<\/strong> and a cow rescue in Korabelnyi District<\/strong> to the return of defenders and the hardships faced by wartime Mykolaiv<\/strong>. Behind every story are the people and places our city remembers.<\/p>\n

Previously, we wrote:<\/h2>\n