[2] Until 18 July 2020, Pokrovka was the administrative center of Ochakiv Raion.

The invasion occurred as a result of the escalating Russo-Ukrainian War.

Following a Russian withdrawal and a counter offensive by Ukrainian forces between November 9th and 11th, almost all settlements in the Mykolaiv Oblast were retaken by Ukraine.

The exceptions are Pokrovka as well as the other settlements on the Kiburn Peninsula, Pokrovske and Vasylivka.

[5] Pokrovka is located within the Biloberezhia Sviatoslav National Park, in the Dnieper estuary.