Lighthouses of Western Ukraine

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the northwestern coast of the Black Sea became part of the independent republic of Ukraine. Except for a brief period of independence during the Russian Revolution (1917-20), Ukraine had been part of Russian or Soviet empires since 1654. However, the coastline of the Black Sea was mostly under the control of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire until it was taken by Russia during a series of wars in the second half of the 1700s.

The Ukrainian coast is in three sections. In the west is the Bight of Odessa, named for Ukraine's largest port (whose name is spelled Odesa in Ukrainian). In the center is the diamond shaped peninsula of Crimea (Krym in Ukainian). To the east is the Sea of Azov, connected to the rest of the Black Sea by the very narrow Kerch Strait. Ukrainian territory extends along the west and north shores of the Sea of Azov; the eastern shore is in Russia.

This page includes the lighthouses of the Bight of Odessa, located in the oblasts of Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson. Lighthouses of Kyrm (Crimea) and the Ukrainian Sea of Azov are on the Eastern Ukraine page.

Lighthouses in Ukraine are maintained by Gosgidrografiya, the hydrography and navigation service of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

The Ukrainian word for a lighthouse is mayak, identical to the Russian word. As in Russia, the provinces of the country are called oblasts.

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume E of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 113.

General Sources
Ukrainian Lighthouses on the Air (ULA)
This web site by Ukrainian amateur radio operators has valuable information about the lights and many photos. The ULA lighthouse list is available here in English.
Lighthouses in Ukraine
The ARLHS Ukraine listing; photos contributed by Ukrainian amateur radio operators are available for many of the lighthouses.
Gosgidrografiya - Lighthouses
A dozen unlabeled photos of Ukrainian lights, posted by Gosgidrografiya.

Zmiyinyy Light
Zmiyinyy Light; Gosgidrografiya photo

Odesa (Odessa) Oblast Lighthouses

Southwest Coast Lighthouses
Zmiyinyy (Zmeiny, Serpilor, Snake Island)
1846. Active; focal plane 54 m (177 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 3 s off. 18 m (59 ft) octagonal brick tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story brick keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white; the lantern is gray metallic. A photo is above, ULA has a great photo, another closeup photo and a third photo are available. Snake Island is a small limestone island in the Black Sea about 35 km (22 mi) east of the Danube Delta. Following the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 the island was assigned to Romania. In 1948 it was occupied by Soviet troops, an annexation Romania has never accepted. The island was inherited by Ukraine in 1991, with Romania still protesting. Under a 1997 treaty between Ukraine and Romania, Ukraine agreed to demilitarize the island, and it is now occupied by a scientific station and civilian border guards. The lighthouse is located at the highest point of the island. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed (permission is required for visits). ARLHS UKR-050; Admiralty E5036; NGA 17772.
* Ozero Sagany (Shagany)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); white flash every 3 s. 16 m (52 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery and a prominent topmark in the form of two inverted cones. Tower painted red, topmarks black. A. Serduchenko has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the barrier beach at the southern end of the Sagany lagoon. Admiralty E5053.6; NGA 17820.
* Lebedivka (Burnas)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); red light, 1 s on, 1 s off. 13 m (43 ft) tower, described by NGA as a "white stone structure on yellow building." No photo available. Lebedivka, formerly called Bad Burnas, is a seaside resort in far southwestern Ukraine. Located at the northern end of Lebedivka. Site status unknown, but probably open, tower status unknown. Admiralty E5054; NGA 17824.
* Budaki
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 38 m (125 ft); white flash every 5 s. 15 m (49 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower with a small lantern and gallery; the seaward face of the tower carries a slatted daymark painted black with a white vertical stripe. ULA has a photo, a 2008 photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse stands on one of the highest points of the long, sandy coastline stretching southwest from the mouth of the Dnister River. Located above the beach at Budaki, about 30 km (19 mi) south of Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky. Site appears open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-084; Admiralty E5056; NGA 17828.
* Tsaregradskoe Girlo Range Front
Date unknown (station established at least by 1855). Active; focal plane 23 m (75 ft); continuous green light. 21 m (69 ft) square cylindrical steel skeletal tower with gallery, painted red. The upper half of the front of the tower is covered by a slatted daymark, painted red with a white vertical stripe on the range line. Google has a satellite view. The range guides vessels through the narrow inlet in the barrier bar at the mouth of the Dnister River. Located on the waterfront at Zatoka, on the south side of the inlet. Site appears open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-096; Admiralty E5060; NGA 17840.
* Tsaregradskoe Girlo Range Rear (Zatoka)
Date unknown (station established at least by 1855). Active; focal plane 34 m (112 ft); white light, 3 s on, 4.5 s off. 32 m (105 ft) square steel skeletal tower with gallery, painted red. The upper half of the front of the tower is enclosed by a large daymark, painted with red and white horizontal bands and with a white vertical stripe on the range line. A 2008 photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. The range guides vessels through the narrow inlet in the barrier bar at the mouth of the Dnister River. Located on the waterfront at Zatoka, 220 m (720 ft) west of the front light and just east of the bridge over the inlet. Site appears open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-097; Admiralty E5060.1; NGA 17844.
* Sanzijka (Sanzheyskiy
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); two green flashes every 15 s. 19 m (62 ft) octagonal cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern dome green. Google has a good satellite view. Located above the beach about 16 km (10 mi) northeast of the mouth of the Dnister and about 25 km (15 mi) southwest of Odessa. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-028; Admiralty E5068; NGA 17848.
Ilichevsk (Il'ichevskiy) South Mole
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); red light, 4.5 s on, 4.5 s off, 1.5 s on, 1.5 s off. 18 m (59 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, centered on a 1-story equipment building. A good closeup is available, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Lighthouse painted with red and white horizontal bands; lantern dome painted red, equipment building white. The lighthouse marks the entrance to an estuary that forms the harbor of Ilichevsk, an industrial town about 15 km (9 mi) south of Odessa. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-020; Admiralty E5071; NGA 17860.
Ilichevsk Light
Ilichevsk South Mole Light, April 2008
Wikipedia Creative Commons photo by Minami Himemiya
Ilichevskiy (Aleksandrouka) Entrance Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 46 m (151 ft); continuous green light. 27 m (89 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower with gallery, painted black. The tower carries a large rectangular slatted daymark, painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. Located in an industrial area on the west side of the harbor in Ilichevskiy. Site status unknown. Admiralty E5072; NGA 17868.
Ilichevskiy (Aleksandrouka) Entrance Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 72 m (236 ft); continuous red light. 29 m (95 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower with gallery, painted black. The tower carries a large rectangular slatted daymark, painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. Located 700 m (0.44 mi) west northwest of the front light. Site status unknown. Admiralty E5072.1; NGA 17872.

Odesa (Odessa) Area Lighthouses
Fontana (Odessa Zaliv) (3)
Date unknown (station established 1834). Active; focal plane 84 m (276 ft); three white flashes every 12 s. 27 m (89 ft) square cylindrical steel skeletal tower with double gallery and enclosed watch room, painted with red and white horizontal bands. Google has a satellite view. This is one of Ukraine's oldest light stations, and it is the traditional landfall light for Odessa. Klaus Huelse has a 1910 postcard view of the second (?) lighthouse, a cast iron skeletal with central cylinder built in 1901. Before 1901, the lighthouse was a masonry tower about 15 m (49 ft) tall, but it's not clear if this was the 1834 original. Located on Cape Fontana, a headland about 8 km (5 mi) south of downtown Odessa. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-018; Admiralty E5078; NGA 17904.
Vorontsov (Reydovyy, Odessa Range Front) (3)
1954 (station established 1834). Active; focal plane 27 m (89 ft); three red flashes every 12 s. 26 m (85 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 1-story concrete building. The lighthouse is white; lantern painted red. Nautophone fog signal (five blasts every 60 s). Kate Sheets's view of the lighthouse is at right, Todor Kamenov has posted an excellent closeup, ULA has another great closeup, ARLHS has a photo, and Google has a good satellite view. Klaus Huelse has a postcard view of the second (1888) lighthouse, which was blown up by German troops in World War II. Located at the end of a curving breakwater that protects the southeastern corner of Odessa's harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed, but there are excellent views from cruise ships arriving in the city. ARLHS UKR-033; Admiralty E5082; NGA 17912.
* Stvornyy (Odessa Range Rear)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 55 m (180 ft); continuous red light. 20 m (66 ft) white tower atop a building. No photo available. We need information on the location of this light; it is somewhere in downtown Odessa. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E5084; NGA 17916.
* Luzanovskiy (Mys Severnyy Odesskiy, Odessa North Cape)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 56 m (184 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 3.5 s off. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical tower with an expanded upper section and a small lantern and gallery. Lantern and upper section painted red, lower section white. 1-story equipment house nearby. A closeup is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory at the north entrance to Odessa Bay, about 16 km (10 mi) northeast of the central city. Site appears open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-057; Admiralty E5106; NGA 17984.
Vorontsov Light
Vorontsov Light, Odessa, September 2009
photo copyright Douglas Cameron; used by permission
* Grigoryevskiy
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 60 m (197 ft); white flash every 3 s. 15 m (49 ft) round vase-shaped concrete tower with gallery. Upper portion painted black, lower portion white. A good 2008 photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse marks the west side of the entrance to an estuary and harbor at Hryhorivka, about 40 km (25 mi) east northeast of Odessa. Located next to the coastal highway and about 600 m (0.4 mi) from the coast. Site appears open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-045; Admiralty E5107; NGA 17988.
Sychavskiy
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 44 m (144 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 2.5 s off. 10 m (33 ft) skeletal tower mounted on the roof of a building. Building painted white. No photo available. Located above the beach south of Sychavka. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-053; Admiralty E5108; NGA 17992.

Mykolaiv (Nikolaev) Oblast Lighthouses

Mainland and Berezan Island Lighthouses
Karabush (Mys Karabush)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 55 m (180 ft); white light, 3 s on, 2 s off. 16 m (52 ft) unpainted concrete tower carrying a round black daymark. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. The lighthouse is located in the middle of a field about 800 m (1/2 mi) from the coast at Mys Karabush, a headland about 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Kobleve. The area is accessible by road. Site status unknown, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-011; Admiralty E5110; NGA 18000.
Berezan (Ostrov Berezan) (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); green flash every 3.5 s. 11 m (36 ft) square cylindrical steel skeletal tower with lantern and gallery. Tower painted black, lantern red. ULA has a photo, radio operator UT8IO has additional photos (third group of photos on the page), and Alexander Maximenko also has a photo. NGA describes a "masonry pillar," so it appears that the present tower stands beside the stone foundation of the older one. Berezan is an uninhabited island, about 1 km (0.6 mi) in length, off the entrance to the Berezanskiy Bay estuary. A tall monument at the southern tip of the island is an additional daymark. Located near the center of the island, about 4 km (2.5 mi) east southeast of Rybakivka. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-035; Admiralty E5116; NGA 18008.
Viktorovka Range Rear (2)
Date unknown (station established 1862). Active; focal plane 41 m (135 ft); continuous white light. 16 m (52 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white, skeletal tower red. The upper portion of the tower is covered by an orange slatted daymark. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. This range guides ships approaching the entrance to Berezanskiy Bay. Located on a hillside on the west side of Viktorovka; this is on the west side of the entrance to the bay. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-037; Admiralty E5126.1; NGA 18028.
* Viktorovka Range Front (2)
Date unknown (station established 1882). Active; focal plane 19 m (62 ft); continuous red light. 17 m (56 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with a larger upper section and gallery. Upper section painted orange, lower section white. ARLHS has a photo, a closeup photo is available, radio operator UT8IO has additional photos, and Google has a satellite view. This range guides ships approaching the entrance to Berezanskiy Bay. This lighthouse stands on the narrow spit that nearly encloses the east side of the entrance to the bay about 8 km (5 mi) southeast of Cernomorka. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-040; Admiralty E5126; NGA 18024.
* Berezan-Ochakiv Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 38 m (125 ft); red light, 1.5 s on, 1.5 s off. 19 m (62 ft) round masonry tower, painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. In addition to the light, a short skeletal tower with meteorological instruments is mounted atop the tower. ULA has a photo. The range guides ships approaching the port of Ochakiv, at the entrance to the Dneprovskiy Bay, the Dnepr River estuary. Located somewhere near the waterfront in Ochakov; better information is needed. Site probably open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-044; Admiralty E5118; NGA 18016.
* Berezan-Ochakiv Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 49 m (161 ft); red light occulting once every 6 s. 20 m (66 ft) round masonry tower, painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. ULA has a photo, radio operator UT8IO has photos (last lighthouse on the page), and the tower is probably seen in the center of an indistinct Google satellite view. The range guides ships approaching the port of Ochakiv, at the entrance to the Dneprovskiy Bay, the Dnepr River estuary. Located 820 m (1/2 mi) east northeast of the front light in the center of Ochakiv. Site probably open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-036; Admiralty E5118.1; NGA 18020.

Dneprovskiy Bay Lighthouses
Sapadno (Fifth Reach West)
1956. Active; focal plane 28 m (92 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 1.5 s off. 28 m (92 ft) square cylindrical steel skeletal tower with gallery, all mounted on a square concrete platform. The upper 3/4 of the tower is covered by an orange slatted daymark with a black vertical stripe. A 1-story equipment shelter is built within the base of the tower. A good closeup is available, Dmitri Borodin has a photo, and Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Formerly the rear light of a range. Located in the bay about 1.5 km (1 mi) south of Ochakiv. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-029; Admiralty E5136.1; NGA 18056.
Fort Mykolaiv (Pervomayskiy) Range Front (2)
Date unknown (station established 1882). Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); continuous red light. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Denis Ochkin has a closeup, ARLHS has a photo, ULA also has a photo, and Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Fort Mykolaiv is located on an island a short distance inside the entrance to the bay. Located at the northern end of the island 3 km (1.8 mi) southwest of Ochakiv. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-038; Admiralty E5128; NGA 18044.
Fort Mykolaiv (Pervomayskiy) Range Rear (2)
Date unknown (station established 1884). Active; focal plane 24 m (79 ft); continuous light, white, red or green depending on direction. 26 m (85 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower with gallery, painted black. The front of the tower is covered by a slatted daymark, painted black with a white vertical stripe on the range line. ULA has a photo, and ARLHS has a photo showing both lighthouses. Located on the northeast point of the island, 73 m (240 ft) east of the front light. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-039; Admiralty E5128.1; NGA 18048.
Adzhigolskiy Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); quick-flashing red light. 15 m (49 ft) square cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, mounted on a square concrete platform with a second gallery. Tower painted red. ULA has a closeup photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located in the bay about 7 km (4 mi) east of Ochakiv. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-054; Admiralty E5130; NGA 18068.

Fort Mykolaiv Light
photo copyright Capt. Peter Mosselberger
used by permission
Adzhigolskiy Range Middle (2)
Date unknown (station established 1866). Active; focal plane 34 m (111 ft); white light, 2 s on, 2s off, visible only on the range line. 34 m (111 ft) square cylindrical steel skeletal tower with a 2-story concrete equipment building at the base, all mounted on a square concrete platform. The upper 3/4 of the tower is covered by a red slatted daymark. ULA has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located in the bay 5.2 km (3.2 mi) east northeast of the front light, about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) offshore, and 3 km (1.8 mi) southwest of Dmytrivka. Accessible only by boat, but there should be good views from shore. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-055; Admiralty E5130.1; NGA 18072.
* Adzhigolskiy Range Rear (2)
Date unknown (station established 1866). Active; focal plane 67 m (220 ft); continuous white light visible only on the range line. 24 m (79 ft) square cylindrical steel skeletal tower with gallery, painted red. The upper 3/4 of the tower is covered by a red slatted daymark. A 1-story white building adjoining the tower may be an administration and equipment building. Radio operator UT2FF has a closeup, UT8IO has a distant view, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a hill about 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Dmytrivka. Site status unknown, but the lighthouse can at least be seen from nearby. ARLHS UKR-042; Admiralty E5130.2; NGA 18076.
Vostochniy (Eastern) Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); quick-flashing white light. 16 m (52 ft) skeletal tower, mounted on a concrete pier. The tower carries a rectangular daymark, painted black with a white vertical stripe on the range line. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view showing the pier. Located in the bay about 6 m (3.5 mi) southwest of Dniprovske. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-103; Admiralty E5137; NGA 18060.
Vostochniy (Eastern) Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 27 m (89 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 1.5 s off. 32 m (105 ft) square skeletal tower, mounted on a concrete pier. The tower carries a rectangular daymark, painted black with a white vertical stripe on the range line. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Located in the bay about 3.5 km (2.2 mi) due east of the front light. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-104; Admiralty E5137.1; NGA 18064.

Bug Estuary Lighthouses
Note: These range lighthouses guide vessels bound to and from Mykolaiv (Nikolayev), a port and shipbuilding center on the Bug Estuary. Information on these lights is sketchy, and there may be additional lighthouses on the estuary.
Limanoozharskiy Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 15 m (49 ft); white light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 15 m (49 ft) square cylindrical concrete tower. Lighthouse painted white with red vertical stripes. A closeup photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located in the entrance to the Bug estuary about 1.6 km (1 mi) south of the front light (next entry). Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E5185.1.
Khablovskiy (Limanoozharskiy) Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); quick-flashing white light. 11 m (36 ft) square cylindrical concrete tower. Lighthouse painted white with an red vertical stripe on the range line. A good photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse serves as the front light of the upstream Khablovskiy Range and the downstream Limanoozharskiy Range. Located in the entrance to the Bug estuary about 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Dneprovske. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-046; Admiralty E5181.9; NGA 18095.
Khablovskiy Range Middle (Mys Khablovskiy)
Date unknown (1959?). Active; focal plane 34 m (112 ft); red light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 11 m (36 ft) square cylindrical concrete tower with gallery; the light is shown through a rectangular window. Lighthouse painted white with an red vertical stripe on the range line. Google has a satellite view. This was originally the front light of the range; the offshore light was added later. Located on Mys Khablovskiy, the east side of the entrance to the Bug estuary, about 6 km (3.5 mi) south of Lupareve. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-047; Admiralty E5182; NGA 18096.
* Khablovskiy Range Rear
1959. Active; focal plane 58 m (190 ft); continuous white light. 24 m (79 ft) square concrete tower with gallery, mounted on a 1-story masonry base; the light is shown through a rectangular window. Lighthouse painted beige with a black vertical stripe on the range line. A fine closeup and a second photo are available, and Google has a good satellite view. Located 3.8 km (2.4 mi) northeast of the middle light, and just east of the road between Lymany and Oleksandrivka. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-048; Admiralty E5182.1; NGA 18100.
* Lupareve (Luparevskiy, Kislyakovskiy Range Front)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; continuous red light. Approx. 10 m (33 ft) square masonry tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white; the front face is painted red with a white vertical stripe on the range line. The light is now shown from a locomotive-style lamp mounted on the gallery. ULA has a photo, a good 2007 photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. This is the second range for vessels bound upstream (north) in the estuary. Located on the east coast of the Bug on the south side of Lupareve. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-112; Admiralty E5184.
* Kislyakovskiy Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; continuous red (?) light. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) square masonry tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white; the front face is painted red with a white vertical stripe on the range line. The light is now shown from a locomotive-style lamp mounted on the gallery. Although listed as red, the light is white in ULA's closeup photo. A photo is at right, and Google has a satellite view. Located about 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Lymany and 5 km (3 mi) northeast of the front (Lupareve) light. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-114; Admiralty E5184.1.
Kislyakovskiy Range Rear Light
Kislyakovskiy Range Rear Light
Gosgidrografiya photo
* Dnepro-Bugskyi Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; red light, 2 s on, 2 s off. Approx. 27 m (89 ft) square skeletal tower, painted black. The upper half of the tower carries a slatted daymark painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. ULA has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. This is a "reverse" (downstream) range guiding vessels southbound in the estuary. Located on the west side of the Bug opposite Lymany and about 3 km (1.8 mi) north of Parutyne. Site status unknown, but the lighthouse can be seen from a nearby road. ARLHS UKR-122; Admiralty E5189.1.
Dnepro-Bugskyi Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; green light occulting once every 3 s. Approx. 10 m (30 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted black. The tower carries a slatted daymark painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. ULA has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. This is a "reverse" (downstream) range guiding vessels southbound in the estuary. Located near the shore on the west side of the Bug about 1 km (0.6 mi) northeast of the rear light. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-121; Admiralty E5189.
Luparev Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; red flash every 2.2 s. 7 m (23 ft) square cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted white with a red vertical stripe. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. This is the third upstream (northbound) range. The lighthouse is probably similar to the Khablovskiy Range Front light. Located in the center of the estuary about 2 km (1.25 mi) west northwest of Lymany. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E5188.
* Russkaya Kosa (Luparev Range Rear)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; red light, 2 s on, 2 s off. Approx. 25 m (82 ft) octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white with a red vertical stripe on the range line. A photo is at right, a 2008 closeup photo is available, ULA has a photo showing the range stripe, and Google has a good satellite view. Located on a promontory on the east side of the Bug about 3 km (1.75 mi) northwest of Lymany. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-113; Admiralty E5188.1.
Katalino Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; green flash every 2 s. Approx. 9 m (30 ft) square skeletal tower, painted black. The tower carries a slatted daymark painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. ULA has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the west bank of the Bug about 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Parutyne. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-124; Admiralty E5190.
* Katalino Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; continuous green light. Approx. 30 m (98 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower with gallery; the height of the light has been increased by placing a pyramidal skeletal tower on the gallery. The tower carries a slatted daymark that seems to be painted red in ULA's photo. Google has a satellite view. Located in a village on the west bank of the Bug about 500 m (0.3 mi) northwest of the front light. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-123; Admiralty E5190.1.
Russkaya Kosa Light
Russkaya Kosa Light
Gosgidrografiya photo
Siversov Downstream Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; red flash every 3 s. Approx. 25 m (82 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower with gallery; the height of the light has been increased by placing a pyramidal skeletal tower on the gallery. The tower carries a slatted daymark. ULA has a small photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located in a farm field on the west bank of the Bug about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) south of Kozyrka. Site and tower closed. ARLHS UKR-118; Admiralty E5195.1.
Siversov Downstream Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; red flash every 3 s. Approx. 20 m (66 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower with gallery. The tower carries a slatted daymark. ULA has a small photo, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on the west bank of the Bug about 500 m (0.3 mi) northeast of the rear light. Site and tower closed. ARLHS UKR-129; Admiralty E5195.
* Kozyrsky Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; red light, 2 s on, 2 s off. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery. The height of the light has been increased by placing a pyramidal skeletal tower on the gallery. Lighthouse painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. This is an upstream range. Capt. Peter's photo is at right, ULA has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the west bank of the Bug in the village of Kozyrka. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-125; Admiralty E5197.
* Kozyrsky Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; continuous red light. Approx. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery. The height of the light has been increased by placing a pyramidal skeletal tower on the gallery. Lighthouse painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. ULA has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the north end of the village of Kozyrka. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-126; Admiralty E5197.1.
* Stara Bohdanivka (Stara Bogdanovka, Port Oktyabrsk) Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; green flash every 1.5 s. Approx. 6 m (20 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery. Tower painted black; lantern white; the tower also carries a slatted daymark painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. ULA has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the west bank of the Bug in the village of Stara Bohdanivka. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-127; Admiralty E5199.
Kozyrsky Range Front Light
Kozyrsky Range Front Light, May 2009
photo copyright Capt. Peter Mosselberger; used by permission
* Stara Bohdanivka (Stara Bogdanovka, Port Oktyabrsk) Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; green light occulting once every 3 s. Approx. 10 m (33 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery. Tower painted black; lantern white; the tower also carries a slatted daymark painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. A 2008 photo is available, ULA has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located beside a reservoir about 1.2 km (3/4 mi) northwest of the front light. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-128; Admiralty E5199.1.
* Siversov Upstream Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; continuous red light. Approx. 17 m (56 ft) octagonal concrete or masonry tower with lantern room and gallery; the light is shown through a small window of the lantern room. Lighthouse painted white with a red vertical stripe on the range line. A.V. Kopich has a 2008 photo, ULA has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory on the east side of the Bug at the southern edge of the city of Mykolaiv. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-130; Admiralty E5202.
* Siversov Upstream Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; continuous red light. No description or photo available, but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located in a field at the southern edge of the city of Mykolaiv, about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) northeast of the front light. Site and tower closed, but there should be a good view from a nearby road. Admiralty E5202.1.

Kherson Oblast Lighthouses

Dnepr Estuary Lighthouses
Kasperovskiy (Kizomys) Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); continuous red light. 6 m (20 ft) 2-story concrete tower rising from the front of a 1-story concrete keeper's cottage. The light was formerly shown from a square second-floor window, but it is now shown from a mast mounted in front of the window. Building painted gray; the seaward face of the light tower is painted purple as a daymark. ULA has a closeup photo. This is the entrance range for the Dnepr River. Located on the north side of the entrance about 3 km (2 mi) west of Kizomys. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-105; Admiralty E5152; NGA 18164.
Kasperovskiy (Kizomys) Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); continuous white light. 27 m (89 ft) square pyramidal steel skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. The entire seaward side of the tower is covered with a red slatted daymark. Located about 1.6 km (1 mi) east northeast of the front light, and thus about 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Kizomys. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-106; Admiralty E5152.1; NGA 18168.
Stanislav Range Rear (Adzhiogol)
1911 (Vladimir G. Schukov). Active; focal plane 67 m (220 ft); continuous white light, visible only on the range line. 64 m (210 ft) round skeletal tower with lantern, double gallery, enclosed watch room, and central cylinder. Entire lighthouse painted red. The 1-story keeper's house is built within the base. Oleksandr Serdyuk has a good photo and a second photo taken inside the skeletal structure, and ARLHS also has a photo. This remarkable lighthouse is built in the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid; from a distance it has a light and graceful appearance that belies its great size. The range guides ships entering the Dnepr River. Located on a concrete pier on a tiny islet off the mouth of the Dnepr, about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) north of Rybalce. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-102; Admiralty E5149.1; NGA 18092.
Stanislav Range Front
Date unknown (1911?) (Vladimir G. Schuchov). Active; focal plane 24 m (79 ft); continuous red light. 26 m (85 ft) round skeletal tower with lantern, double gallery, enclosed watch room, and central cylinder. Entire lighthouse painted red. 1-story keeper's house adjoining the lighthouse. Another photo is available. The range guides ships entering the Dnepr River. Located on a concrete pier on a tiny islet about 7 km (4.5 mi) west northwest of Rybalce. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS UKR-052; Admiralty E5149; NGA 18088.

Tendrovskiy Spit Lighthouses
Tendrovskiy North
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 27 m (89 ft); white flash every 3 s. 20 m (66 ft) square cylindical steel skeletal tower with gallery, painted black; the upper half of the tower is covered on two sides by a black slatted daymark. ARLHS has a photo, and another photo is available. This light marks the end of the long Tendrovskiy Spit south of the entrance to Dneprovskiy Bay. Accessible only by boat or a long 4WD drive. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-043; Admiralty E5244; NGA 18180.
Tendrovskiy West (2)
1864 (station established 1827). Active; focal plane 29 m (95 ft); white light, 9 s on, 3 s off. 31 m (102 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white with two black horizontal bands. A photo is at right, ULA has a fine photo, and Evgeny Gutyar also has a good photo. Located at the westernmost bend of the Tendrovskiy Spit. Accessible only by boat or a long 4WD drive. Site status unknown. ARLHS UKR-032; Admiralty E5246; NGA 18188.
Dzharylhach (Ostrov Dzharylhach) (1)
1902. Inactive. 23 m (75 ft) square pyramidal cast iron skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, and central cylinder. The abandoned tower is rusting and gravely endangered. A photo is available, another photo shows both lighthouses, and Google has a satellite view. Dzharylhach is at the eastern tip of a 150 km (90 mi) long barrier beach; Tendrovskiy is at the western tip of the same sandy structure. Accessible only by boat. Site open; visitors climb the tower, but this is probably dangerous.
Dzharylhach (Ostrov Dzharylhach) (2)
Date unknown (station established 1902). Active; focal plane about 24 m (79 ft); red flash every 5 s. 23 m (75 ft) slender round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Guy wires are used to steady the tower. This lighthouse stands close to the abandoned 1902 tower. A closeup is available, a photo shows both lighthouses, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the eastern tip of Ostrov Dzharylhach. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty E5255; NGA 18210.
Tendrovskiy West Light
Tendrovskiy West Light
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Posted February 19, 2007. Checked and revised April 28, 2009. Lighthouses: 59. Site copyright 2009 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.