Milove
Milove | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Luhansk Oblast |
| Area | 605 km2 (234 sq mi) |
| Population | 5,840 (2,018)[1]. |
Milove (Ukrainian: Мілове) is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Milove Raion in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Population: 5,944 (2013 est.)[2].
The town is adjacent to the Russian town of Chertkovo in Rostov Oblast.[3] Its train station is on the Russian side of the border at Chertkovo railway station.
History
Milove was first mentioned in 1872 as khutir. It was a small settlement in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
It has had the status of an urban-type settlement since 1938.
During World War II it was under German occupation from July 1942 to January 1943. Later, it was Soviet stronghold during the Battle of Kursk[4].
In January 1959 the population was 4592 people[5].
In January 1989 the population was 5921 people[6].
Milove was not very affected by the War in Donbass that raged in other parts of this region of Ukraine.[3] However, on November 12, 2014 a Ukrainian border guard office was shot at with a grenade launcher leaving no casualties. Political tensions have led to security cameras being installed on the Russian side of the border, and a fence being erected on the Ukrainian side of the border. [7][3][8] On November 27, 2015 two Russian servicemen were detained in the city, and later exchanged back to Russian authorities.[9]
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2018 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2018. стор.47
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ a b c Ukraine crisis: Life on street dividing Ukraine and Russia, BBC News (29 August 2015)
- ^ История второй мировой войны (в 12 тт.). том 7. / редколл., гл. ред. А. А. Гречко. М., Воениздат, 1976. стр.150, 153
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1959 г.
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- ^ Khomenko, Svyatoslav (2015-08-29). "Life on street dividing Ukraine and Russia". BBC News.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) На Луганщині бойовики невдало атакували прикордонний наряд In Luhansk insurgents unsuccessfully attacked the border patrol, Espresso TV (12 November 2014)
- ^ "UNIAN news. The latest news in Ukraine and worldwide".
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