Khmilnyk (Ukrainian: Хмільник, IPA: [ˈxmilʲnɪk] ⓘ; Polish: Chmielnik; Russian: Хмельник, romanized: Khmelnik) is a resort city in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine.

[1] The town is situated in the upper part of the Southern Bug River, 67 km (42 mi) northeast of Vinnytsia.

Prince Algirdas gathered a large army for the Battle of Blue Waters, in which he defeated Kotlubug, Kachubej, and Dmytro, who owned Podillia.

After the Brest union in 1596, oppression of the local inhabitants grew, which caused rebellions against the gentry.

Endless battles between Turks and Poles resulted in the decay of commerce, and the town's population shrank.

After the formation of Bratslav province on 22 May 1795, Khmilnyk became one of its district towns, and the coat of arms was consolidated into it on 22 January 1796.

On June 9, 1804, Khmilnyk became part of the Litinsky Uyezd of Podolia Governorate and remained in this position until the October Revolution (1917).

In 1878, a weaving mill was founded, and in 1905, a brewery, sawmill and iron foundry began operations.

In 1911, there were 22 enterprises and 67 different workshops dealing with processing the products of cattle-breeding, woodwork, and metal, and many independent craftsmen.

In June 1941 the front came close to Khmilnyk, and on 16 July 1941, the German army captured the town.

On 18 February 1944, after the battle near Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, the 1st Ukrainian Front began the Proskuriv-Chernivtsi operation, which was decisive for the liberation of the town and the whole district.

On the morning of 10 March 1944, soldiers of the 71st and 276th divisions captured the left-bank part of Khmilnyk and the Mazurivka and Sydoryha settlements.

Monuments to Bogdan Khmelnitsky were built to commemorate his leadership in the liberation war of the Ukrainian people against Polish social and religious oppression (1648–1654).

When the weather is fine, everybody in Khmilnyk can hear the ringing of the bells, recently donated to the church by the Polish government.

A channel dug between the South Bug and Tasthusha rivers turned the town and fort into an island.

They strengthened the defensive buildings, built a mosque and secret passages passing under the river and leading to the outskirts of the city.

Only a small part is now accessible from the Стара Фортреця (Stara Fortretsia — "old fortress") Restaurant located directly under the castle.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, he initiated a project to construct a large palace and park complex according to a design by the Russian architect Ivan Fomin, but it was not finished.

There was a dome rotunda on the roof but it was knocked off by a Soviet air attack during World War II.