[1] The village is situated 95km north east of the administrative centre of the Oblast, the city of Kherson, and has the Dnieper 18km to the west of the village.
[2] Until July 2020, Kostiantynivka was in the Hornostaivka Raion of Kherson Oblast.
The village was captured in Russia's southern offensive from occupied Crimea.
[4] The western part of the Oblast, including Kherson and all settlements west of the Dnipro river, were liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on 10–11 November 2022.
[5][6] However, as of May 2023, the village remains occupied by Russian forces.