The Capital Construction Department has stated that it is seeking funding for a memorial to fallen soldiers in the Korabelnyi district

A design for one of the memorials honouring fallen soldiers in Mykolaiv. Photo: Mykolaiv City Council

In Mykolaiv, the design of a memorial complex in honour of fallen soldiers in the Korabelnyi district has been completed, and funding is being sought for its construction.

This was announced during a live broadcast on 22 April by Oleksii Savchuk, head of the capital construction department at Mykolaiv City Council, according to NikVesti.

The head of the capital construction department said that there are two projects in question. One has already passed the expert review.

«Following the results of an architectural competition organised by the Department of Architecture, we are implementing memorial complexes in the Inhulskyi and Korabelnyi districts. This is a tribute to our defenders. In the Korabelnyi district, the design work has already been completed. We are now seeking funding for its implementation. In the Inhulskyi district, the project is undergoing expert review, after which it must be approved,» said Oleksii Savchuk.

Honouring fallen soldiers in the Mykolaiv region

In January 2023, Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych announced that the city council was developing a plan to create a memorial area for Mykolaiv residents who died as a result of the full-scale war. Subsequently, plans were announced to build an Avenue of Remembrance for fallen soldiers and defenders in Mykolaiv during 2024. Later, the mayor announced that the city council had already decided on the location: it will be on Kherson Highway, opposite Mykolaiv Zoo.

It later emerged that plans are in place to establish special sections for the honourable burial of fallen servicemen at three of the city’s cemeteries:

• the cemetery in the Matviivka neighbourhood at 161 Verkhnia Street;
• the cemetery in the Korabelnyi district on Zhukov Street;
• the Balabanivske Cemetery in the Korabelnyi district.

The preliminary cost of constructing the military cemetery in the Korabelnyi district of Mykolaiv is 47 million hryvnias.

As a reminder, an Alley of Glory will be created at the municipal cemetery in Balovne, Mykolaiv, where fallen servicemen who gave their lives for the country’s independence and sovereignty will be laid to rest.

In 2024, the Mykolaiv Department of Architecture approved the design brief for a memorial complex in honour of the military.

In January 2025, it emerged that the Capital Construction Department had concluded a contract worth 1.4 million hryvnias, without a tender, for the engineering design of the memorial complex dedicated to the memory of fallen soldiers. It will be located on the grounds of the Central City Cemetery on Kherson Highway.