{"id":637063,"date":"2026-11-16T00:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T22:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/11\/637063\/the-underground-resistance-two-warships-and-the-blowing-up-of-a-water-utility-november-16-in-mykolaiv-s-history\/"},"modified":"2026-11-16T00:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T22:23:49","slug":"the-underground-resistance-two-warships-and-the-blowing-up-of-a-water-utility-november-16-in-mykolaiv-s-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/11\/637063\/the-underground-resistance-two-warships-and-the-blowing-up-of-a-water-utility-november-16-in-mykolaiv-s-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The underground resistance, two warships, and the blowing up of a water utility: November 16 in Mykolaiv\u2019s history"},"content":{"rendered":"

November 16<\/strong> in the history of Korabelnyi District<\/strong> and Mykolaiv<\/strong> marks the creation of an anti-Nazi underground resistance group, the laying down of two<\/strong> major warships, the rehabilitation of an eminent shipbuilder, and debates about the city\u2019s future. Since 2022<\/strong>, the date has also been remembered for a dangerous effort to restore the water supply, Russian ammunition caches, and a missile strike.<\/p>\n

November 16, 1942<\/strong>: Shipyard workers formed an underground group to fight the Nazis<\/h2>\n

In occupied Mykolaiv<\/strong>, the first meeting of the future members of the anti-Nazi organization \u201cPatriot of the Motherland\u201d took place. It was led by shipyard foreman Ivan Vasylovych Kozoderov<\/strong>. As a published collection of archival documents shows<\/a>, that day the participants decided to form a group and approved its name; they had begun preparations in the summer. Later, the underground members distributed leaflets, organized sabotage, and helped prisoners of war. The organization remained active until the city was liberated in March 1944<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

November 16, 1951<\/strong>: the cruiser \u201cAdmiral Kornilov\u201d was laid down in Mykolaiv<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The light cruiser \u201cAdmiral Kornilov,\u201d Project 68-bis-ZIF<\/strong>, yard number 395<\/strong>, was laid down at Plant No. 444<\/strong>, named after Andr\u00e9 Marty<\/strong>. The vessel was launched on March 17, 1954<\/strong>, but was never completed: construction was halted on September 2, 1959<\/strong>. It is one of the stories of Mykolaiv\u2019s large-scale shipbuilding, in which a completed hull never became a fully operational warship.<\/p>\n

November 16, 1957<\/strong>: the \u201cGnevny\u201d missile destroyer was laid down<\/h2>\n

Construction began on the \u201cGnevny\u201d destroyer, Project 57-bis<\/strong>, yard number 1401<\/strong>, at the shipyard named after the 61 Communards<\/strong> in Mykolaiv<\/strong>. It was launched on November 30, 1958<\/strong>, and entered the fleet on January 10, 1960<\/strong>. The ship later made long-distance voyages, underwent modernization, and served as a large antisubmarine ship.<\/p>\n

November 16, 1964<\/strong>: an eminent Mykolaiv shipbuilder was posthumously rehabilitated<\/h2>\n

The Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR rehabilitated<\/a> Volodymyr Poliyevktovych Kostenko<\/strong>\u2014a shipbuilding engineer, former mayor of Mykolaiv<\/strong>, and chairman of the city council during the Ukrainian Revolution. He was arrested and imprisoned, including at Solovki, but his expertise was used to design shipbuilding enterprises. Kostenko<\/strong> died in 1956<\/strong>; historian Larysa Leonidivna Levchenko<\/strong> cited the exact date of his posthumous rehabilitation in a scholarly study.<\/p>\n

November 16, 2012<\/strong>: billions in road spending linked to the \u201cNika-Tera\u201d port were brought to light<\/h2>\n

Korabelov.info published<\/a> an investigation by \u201cNashi Hroshi\u201d into state funding for road repairs in the region after the \u201cNika-Tera\u201d port was acquired by a group linked to Dmytro Firtash<\/strong>. According to the journalists\u2019 calculations, UAH 1.72 billion<\/strong> was allocated to roads over the previous year, compared with UAH 473 million<\/strong> from 2008<\/strong> through the fall of 2011<\/strong>. The possible connection between road spending and the port owner\u2019s business interests was the journalists\u2019 theory, not a fact established by a court. The investigation was published on November 16<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

November 16, 2015<\/strong>: Mykolaiv<\/strong> officially announced its new mayor<\/h2>\n

The city election commission published<\/a> the results of the runoff election: Oleksandr Senkevych<\/strong> received 80,636 votes (54.90%)<\/strong>, while his opponent, Ihor Dyatlov<\/strong>, received 63,567 votes (43.28%)<\/strong>. A total of 146,863 voters<\/strong> cast ballots. Voting took place on November 15<\/strong>, and the official figures were announced the following day.<\/p>\n

November 16, 2016<\/strong>: 120 marines<\/strong> received their black berets<\/h2>\n

In the central square of Mykolaiv<\/strong>, 120 soldiers<\/strong> of the 1st<\/strong> Feodosia Marine Battalion named after Konstantin Olshansky<\/strong> swore<\/a> their oath as marines. At the memorial to the airborne heroes, the service members honored their fallen comrades, after which their commanders presented them with black berets.<\/p>\n

November 16, 2019<\/strong>: Korabelnyi residents spoke out against threats to Balabanivskyi Forest and homes<\/h2>\n

During a public discussion of Mykolaiv\u2019s<\/strong> new master plan, residents of Korabelnyi District objected<\/a> to changes that, in their view, threatened part of Balabanivskyi Forest and private homes in the 8th microdistrict<\/strong>. The meeting also covered planned tram and trolleybus lines to the district, bypass roads, and a railway branch to the \u201cOlvia\u201d port. Residents were promised that their comments would be included in the minutes; no decision to demolish homes was made that day.<\/p>\n

November 16, 2022<\/strong>: a municipal water utility vehicle hit a mine while restoring the city\u2019s water supply<\/h2>\n

In Kherson Oblast<\/strong>, a municipal \u201cKamAZ\u201d truck hit<\/a> an antitank mine and exploded while repairs were underway on the \u201cDnipro-Mykolaiv\u201d water pipeline. According to Mykolaivvodokanal, no employees were injured, and work to restore the centralized water supply continued. At the time, the utility estimated its losses since the start of the full-scale invasion at more than UAH 26 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

November 16, 2023<\/strong>: the first \u201cShahed hunters\u201d in Mykolaiv Oblast went on duty<\/h2>\n

Vitaliy Kim<\/strong>, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, showed<\/a> the first vehicles equipped to counter Russian attack drones as they set out on combat duty. The vehicles were purchased for the Ukrainian Armed Forces\u2019 mobile fire groups, tasked with strengthening the defense of Mykolaiv Oblast<\/strong> against drone attacks.<\/p>\n

November 16, 2024<\/strong>: a Russian missile struck Mykolaiv<\/strong><\/h2>\n

At 7:25 p.m.<\/strong>, Russian forces struck a city infrastructure facility, reportedly with an \u201cIskander-M\u201d ballistic missile. According to the regional military administration, no one was killed or injured in the strike. The next massive drone attack, which caused casualties, took place on November 17<\/strong> and should not be confused with the events of this day.<\/p>\n

This day in Ukraine<\/h2>\n

On November 16, 1994<\/strong>, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted<\/a> Law No. 248\/94-VR<\/strong> on accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. It entered into force on December 5, 1994<\/strong>, after security assurances from the nuclear powers had been formalized. This was one of Ukraine\u2019s key steps toward nuclear-weapon-free status.<\/p>\n

For Mykolaiv<\/strong> and Korabelnyi District<\/strong>, November 16<\/strong> brings together shipbuilding history, resistance to the occupiers, residents\u2019 fight for the environment, and the efforts of those who restored the city\u2019s water despite the threat of mines.<\/p>\n

We wrote earlier:<\/h2>\n