Strilkove
Rural locality in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Strilkove (Ukrainian: Стрілкове; Russian: Стрелковое; Crimean Tatar: Çoqraq) is a Ukrainian village in Henichesk raion of Kherson Oblast. It belongs to Henichesk Urban Hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] In 2013 its population was 1,415,[1] and was predominantly ethnic Russian.[citation needed] On June 12, 2020, in accordance with the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 726-r "On the Determination of Administrative Centers and Approval of Territories of Territorial Communities of the Kherson Region", it became part of the Genichesk City Community.[3] On July 17, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the former Genichesk district, it became part of the newly formed Genichesk district.[4]
Strilkove
Стрілкове | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 45°53′47″N 34°52′52″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Kherson |
Raion | Henichesk |
Government | |
• Mayor | Oleksander Petrovich Ponomarov |
Area | |
• Total | 2.05923 km2 (0.79507 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 1,415[1] |
• Density | 6.66/km2 (17.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Area code | (+380) 5534[1] |
The village became a focal point in the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine. The village is located on the Arabat Spit and is geographically part of Crimea, however it falls under the administration of Kherson Oblast. Moreover, the village also housed a gas transit center strategically important for the peninsula. Russian troops occupied parts of the village, this was the first time Russian troops moved into the Kherson Oblast. In December 2014 the Ukrainian Border Guards Service stated Russian troops began a withdrawal from Kherson Oblast ending the 9 month standoff, however although Russian troops left all other positions in Kherson they continued to occupy the gas distribution station located outside the village[citation needed]. Strilkove represented one of the few parts of Crimea that was still under direct Ukrainian control, until it was reoccupied by Russian forces at the onset of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.