The settlement is located on the left bank of the Southern Bug, between Yuzhnoukrainsk and Voznesensk (the raion center) approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of it.
In 1923, uyezdsinUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic were abolished, and the governorates were divided into okruhas. In 1923, Voznesensk Raion with the administrative center located in Voznesensk was established. It belonged to Mykolaiv OkruhaofOdesa Governorate. Oleksandrivka was included in Voznesensk Raion.[3] In 1925, the governorates were abolished, and okruhas were directly subordinated to Ukrainian SSR. In 1930, okruhas were abolished, and on 27 February 1932, Odesa Oblast was established, and Voznesensk Raion was included into Odesa Oblast. In 1968, Oleksandrivka was granted urban-type settlement status.[4]
During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Oleksandrivka marked the northernmost point Russian forces reached in the Battle of Mykolaiv.[5] On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the status of urban-type settlement status, and Oleksandrivka became a rural settlement.[6]
Oleksandrivka railway station is several kilometers south of the settlement, but the closest railway station is in Trykratne, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Oleksandrivka.[7] Both stations are on the railway line connecting Tokarivka and Pomichna.
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