«Military tourism»: Kim announces launch of new routes in Mykolaiv region

The head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Vitaliy Kim, has announced the launch of new tourist routes in the Mykolaiv region.

He made the announcement during a press conference on 30 December, MikVisti reports.

Vitaliy Kim said that the region’s tourist routes, developed in 2021, are fully ready for implementation. They cover popular destinations such as Pervomaisk Migiya, Mykolaiv and Koblevo and are designed for one, three or seven days of travel.

– The tourist routes were developed in 2021 and are ready to go. They include destinations such as Migia, Mykolaiv and Koblevo, and have options for one, three or seven days,’ he said.

However, according to Kim, in the post-war period, it is necessary to make adjustments and add elements of military tourism.

– ‘Unfortunately, we have to add military tourism to the post-war period. Just as there is industrial tourism, there is military tourism,’ said Vitalii Kim.

As you know, visiting the sea in Mykolaiv region remains prohibited due to the mined coastline. This includes the resorts of Ochakiv, which suffers from shelling almost daily, and Koblevo.

Mykola Marinov, deputy head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, believes that after Ochakiv leaves the combat zone within six months, it will be possible to partially clear the beaches and partially restore Ochakiv as a resort town. In particular, the expanded map of ‘tourist magnets’ includes 8 sites in Mykolaiv region: Aktovsky Canyon, Trykratsky Forest, Lake Balastne, Olbia, two national parks – Buzky Gard and Svyatoslav’s Biloberezhzhia, Migiya and Kinburn Spit.

In April 2024, Vitaliy Kim, the head of the UBA, said that despite the fact that there would be no official holiday season in the region, safe areas of estuaries and rivers had been set aside and prepared for recreation.