| Country: | UKR |
| Type: | H |
| Route: | 26 |
| History: | Redesignated as H26 in 2017 |
| Length Round: | 1 |
| Direction A: | west |
| Terminus A: | in Chuhuiv |
| Direction B: | east |
| Terminus B: | Russian border in Milove |
| Oblasts: | Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donbas |
H26, previously known as P07, is a national highway (H-highway) and former regional road (P-Highway) in the Kharkiv and Luhansk Oblasts of Donbas, Ukraine. It runs west–east and connects Chuhuiv near Kharkiv through Starobilsk with Milove on the border with Russia.[1] On 9 August 2017, the P07 was redesignated as H26.
Significant armed conflict has occurred along and near the P07 during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
In Starobilsk, on July 12, 2014, Russian-backed separatists partially damaged a bridge over the Aidar River.[2]
Main route and connections to/intersections with other highways in Ukraine.
| Marker | Main settlements | Notes | Highway Interchanges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 km | Chuhuiv | |||
| between Malynivka and Korobochkyne | ||||
| Shevchenkove | ||||
| Kupiansk | ||||
| near Dachne and Svatove | ||||
| Svatove | ||||
| Starobilsk | • • • | |||
| Bilovodsk | ||||
| 289.7 km | border Chertkovo, Rostovskaya, Russia |
The H26 also passes either through or near Malynivka,, Doslidne-Chkalovske, and in Chuhuiv Raion; Khudoyarove, Shevchenkove, Pervomaiske, Starovirivka, Hrushivka-Vasylivka-Osadkivka (Prokopivka station), Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, and Kyslivka in Kupiansk Raion; Berestova station, Novoselivske-Kuzemivka, Uchnivskyi station, Kryvoshyivka, Pidkuichansk, Kryvoshyivka station, Kalynivka station, Kolomyichykha, Zmiivka, Honcharivka station, Svatove, Petrivka, and Mistky, in Svativskyi; Dzhelmilne, Kalykivka, Levadne, Krynychky, Starobilsk, Vyshneve, Stepove, and Orikhove in Starobilsk Raion; Yevsuh, Pryvilne-Parneve, Bilovodsk, and Novospasivka in Bilovodskyi; Striltsivka, Novostriltsivka, Zarichne, Velykotska, Travneve, Chertkovo station (Rostovskaya), Ukraine-Russia border in Milove Raion.