Chkalovske (Ukrainian: Чкаловське, Russian: Чкаловское) is a rural settlement in Chuhuiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located in the steppe east of the city of Chuhuiv and west of Kupiansk. Chkalovske hosts the administration of Chkalovske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The settlement's population is 3,664 (2022 estimate)[2]

Chkalovske
Чкаловське
Chkalovske is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Chkalovske
Chkalovske
Location in Kharkiv Oblast
Chkalovske is located in Ukraine
Chkalovske
Chkalovske
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°43′02″N 36°56′02″E / 49.71722°N 36.93389°E / 49.71722; 36.93389
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionChuhuiv Raion
HromadaChkalovske settlement hromada
Population
 (2022)
 • Total3,664
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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History edit

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine edit

From 16 March to 8 September, Chkalovske was occupied by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

Until 26 January 2024, Chkalovske was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Chkalovske became a rural settlement.[4]

Economy edit

Transportation edit

Prolisnyi railway station is located in Chkalovske. It is on the railway connecting Kharkiv and Kupiansk via Chuhuiv. There is regular passenger traffic.

The settlement has road access to Highway M03 connecting Kharkiv and Sloviansk as well as to Highway H23 connecting Kharkiv and Sievierodonetsk via Kupiansk.

References edit

  1. ^ "Чкаловская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ Гецко, Валерія (2022-03-16). ""Люди пригнічені": голова окупованого Чкаловського — про ситуацію в громаді". Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.