{"id":631629,"date":"2026-10-30T01:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/10\/631629\/okean-plant-was-mired-in-debt-skazka-was-to-be-sold-and-a-bridge-was-promised-to-korabelnyi-october-30-in-history\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T01:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:19:36","slug":"okean-plant-was-mired-in-debt-skazka-was-to-be-sold-and-a-bridge-was-promised-to-korabelnyi-october-30-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/10\/631629\/okean-plant-was-mired-in-debt-skazka-was-to-be-sold-and-a-bridge-was-promised-to-korabelnyi-october-30-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOkean\u201d plant was mired in debt, \u201cSkazka\u201d was to be sold, and a bridge was promised to Korabelnyi: October 30 in history"},"content":{"rendered":"

October 30<\/strong> in the history of Korabelnyi District<\/strong> and Mykolaiv<\/strong> is remembered for the fight over the land of a children\u2019s town, millions in debts owed by a shipbuilding plant, the decisive vote count in a mayoral election, and sporting victories. On this day, the deaths of two marines were also reported, the future of the railway crossing was discussed, and during the full-scale war the city began returning to in-person council meetings.<\/p>\n

October 30, 2012<\/strong>: Korabelnyi athletes won 29 medals<\/h2>\n

Divers from Korabelnyi District<\/strong> took<\/a> first place at the international Vodoley Cup, held in Mykolaiv<\/strong> from October 25 to 30<\/strong>. Participants from 5 countries<\/strong> competed for medals, and the local team won 29 medals<\/strong>: 9 gold, 11 silver, and 9 bronze<\/strong>. The tournament had been held for 14 consecutive years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

October 30, 2013<\/strong>: land at the Skazka children\u2019s town was set to go up for auction<\/h2>\n

A scandal erupted<\/a> in Korabelnyi District<\/strong> over a plot at 2 Korabeliv Avenue<\/strong>, where the Skazka children\u2019s town is located. A proposal to sell the lease rights to the land was put before the city council, even though children\u2019s facilities already stood there and the general development plan designated the area for residential construction. Officials proposed rejecting the applicant and preserving the site for children. The port of Nika-Tera planned to improve the park.<\/p>\n

October 30, 2014<\/strong>: the Okean shipyard owed its workers 18.6 million hryvnias<\/h2>\n

The scale of wage arrears at businesses in Mykolaiv<\/strong> was made public<\/a>. As of October 28, 2014<\/strong>, the Okean shipyard had not paid its workers 18 million 568.3 thousand hryvnias<\/strong>. Total wage arrears at 30 businesses<\/strong> in the city amounted to 33.67 million hryvnias<\/strong>. The main reasons cited included a lack of orders and work.<\/p>\n

October 30, 2020<\/strong>: the names of two fallen marines were announced<\/h2>\n

The 36th Separate Marine Brigade<\/strong>, named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilynskyi<\/strong> and associated with Mykolaiv<\/strong>, reported<\/a> the deaths of two defenders near Vodiane in Donetsk Oblast. As a result of Russian shelling overnight between October 29 and 30<\/strong>, Sergeant Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Bondariuk<\/strong> and Senior Sergeant Mykhailo Hryhorovych Starostin<\/strong> were killed. Official regional memorial records list October 29<\/strong> as the date of their deaths. Both soldiers were posthumously awarded the Order of Merit, 3rd Class.<\/p>\n

October 30, 2021<\/strong>: a bridge, rather than a tunnel, was proposed for Korabelnyi<\/h2>\n

The head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, Vitalii Kim<\/strong>, said<\/a> that a road overpass could be built instead of the long-promised tunnel under the railway crossing in Korabelnyi District. The Qatari concessionaire of the Olvia port, QTerminals, was required to provide 80 million hryvnias<\/strong>, but that amount was not enough for either a tunnel or a bridge. At the time, no final decision had been made about the project.<\/p>\n

October 30, 2023<\/strong>: Mykolaiv Oblast announced the deployment of \u201cShahed-hunting\u201d battalions<\/h2>\n

Head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitalii Kim<\/strong> said<\/a> that a task to deploy special units to counter Russian attack drones had been completed. According to him, the military were provided with equipment, sights, night-vision devices, GPS units, and searchlights. Facilities supplying gas and water in the region were also equipped with protective measures. The regional administration head said that 10.7 million hryvnias<\/strong> in extra-budgetary funds had been allocated for the equipment.<\/p>\n

October 30, 2024<\/strong>: Mykolaiv kickboxers won 12 medals at the world championship<\/h2>\n

Achievements by local athletes at the ISKA World Kickboxing Championship, held in Vienna from October 23 to 27<\/strong>, were reported<\/a> in Mykolaiv<\/strong>. 10 Mykolaiv athletes<\/strong> won 12 medals<\/strong>. Overall, the Ukrainian team took first place in the team standings among participants from 34 countries<\/strong>, winning 76 gold, 81 silver, and 81 bronze medals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

October 30, 2025<\/strong>: Mykolaiv council members returned to the council chamber for the first time since the invasion<\/h2>\n

The Mykolaiv City Council held<\/a> its first session in a hybrid format since the start of the full-scale invasion. Some council members attended in person in the chamber, while others joined via Zoom. 36 council members<\/strong> registered for the meeting. Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych<\/strong> proposed making this format permanent, with the option of moving to a shelter during air-raid alerts.<\/p>\n

On this day in Ukraine<\/h2>\n

October 30, 1941<\/strong>, the defense of Sevastopol<\/a> against German and Romanian forces began. The first battle took place near the village of Mykolaivka in Crimea. The defense of the Black Sea Fleet\u2019s main naval base continued until the summer of 1942<\/strong> and became one of the largest battles in the Black Sea theater of World War II.<\/p>\n

October 30<\/strong> is a reminder of how Mykolaiv<\/strong> has changed: from struggles over city land and problems in shipbuilding to defending the country and new sporting victories. The date has left a particularly strong mark on the history of Korabelnyi District<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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