Kornilov monument in Sevastopol, Admiral Kornilov monument on Malakhov Kurgan, Sevastopol, Ukraine

The Kornilov monument on Malakhov Kurgan is crowned by a 3-metre bronze figure of the mortally wounded admiral, who leans on his left arm and points with his right toward the city. The bronze parts were cast at Berd's factory in Saint Petersburg, while the pedestal is made of Crimean diorite and depicts a section of the Malakhov Kurgan fortifications pierced by cannonballs. The total height is 9.1 metres.

Erected in 1895, the monument stands at the exact spot where Admiral Kornilov fell with a fatal wound during the 1854 Siege of Sevastopol. This precise placement links the memorial directly to the battlefield event it commemorates.

The monument's pedestal bears Kornilov's last words, "Defend Sevastopol!", together with the names of the ships he commanded and the naval battles he fought. Below stood a figure of the sailor Pyotr Koshka loading a cannon. In October 1854, by order of Nicholas I, the bastion on Malakhov Kurgan was renamed Kornilov's.

The monument sits on Malakhov Kurgan and is accessible through guided tours of the broader memorial site. Comfortable footwear is advisable as the hilltop terrain requires walking and there are multiple structures to explore.

The pedestal was cut from Crimean diorite, and the bronze parts were cast at the Berd plant in Saint Petersburg. The original model used for the 1983 reconstruction is kept in the Central Naval Museum in Saint Petersburg.