Beryslav

Beryslav (Ukrainian: Берислав, IPA: [berɪˈsɫɑu̯]) is a city in Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine.

[2] The city is located on the right-bank of the Dnieper River across from Kakhovka on the opposite bank.

One of the oldest settlements in the Kherson Oblast, in the late 14th century Beryslav was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Kazikermen and Islamkermen and Sahinkermen nearby were primary fortifications in the lower Dnieper area starting in the 15th century.

On 16 December, 1918, Hetman of Ukraine Pavlo Skoropadsky signed a telegram in Beryslav addressed to Kyiv where he officially resigned from his post.

Coat of arms of Beryslav Raion
Coat of arms of Beryslav Raion