Stepove, Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Stepove (Ukrainian: Степове) is an abandoned village[1] in the Synelnykove Raion of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. The village name comes from the surrounding steppes.

Stepove
Степове
Village
Stepove is located in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Stepove
Stepove
Location of Stepove within Ukraine and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Stepove is located in Ukraine
Stepove
Stepove
Stepove (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 47°53′12″N 36°27′8″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
RaionSynelnykove Raion
First settled1922
Government
 • Head of VillageTernovyi Anatoliy Ivanovych
Area
 • Total0,047 km2 (18 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Zip53624

Geography

It is located near the surrounding villages of Novomykolaivka, Berezove and Kalynivka. Near the village flows a drying stream with dams. It is located near the border of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. Up until 2020, the village was part of the Pokrovske Raion until it was merged into the Synelnykove Raion.[2] The elevation is 140 meters.[3]

History

Parts of the village were contested by Russian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]

References
  1. "Abandoned town Stepove (Otvod), Kryvyi Rih". #FINDWAY - All tourist places of Ukraine. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  2. "Village Stepove: travel guide online to Stepove". travels.in.ua. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  3. "weather.in.ua - погода в с. Степове (Дніпропетровська область, Покровський район) - прогноз погоди в Україні на 3 та 5 днів". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  4. "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Archived from the original on 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
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