Vasylivka (Ukrainian: Василівка; Russian: Василевка; formerly Oleksandrivka (Олександрівка), also known as Shkadivka (Шкадівка)) is a village on the Kinburn Peninsula in Mykolaiv Raion (district) of Mykolaiv Oblast in southern Ukraine that is located at about 52.6 kilometres (32.7 mi) south-southwest (SSW) of the centre of Mykolaiv city.

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, including Vasylivka, were the only remaining Russian-controlled areas in Mykolaiv Oblast.

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