Stepove, Velykomykhailivka rural hromada, Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast explained

Stepove
Native Name:Степове
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Label:Stepove
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Stepove within Ukraine and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Pushpin Relief:y
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Synelnykove Raion
Coordinates:47.8867°N 36.4522°W
Established Title:First settled
Established Date:1922
Area Total Km2:0,047
Elevation M:140
Area Code Type:Zip
Area Code:53624
Leader Title:Head of Village
Leader Name:Ternovyi Anatoliy Ivanovych

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

Geography

It is located near the surrounding villages of Novomykolaivka, Berezove and Kalynivske. 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.[1] The elevation is 140 meters.[2]

History

Parts of the village were contested by Russian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Village Stepove: travel guide online to Stepove . 2023-05-10 . travels.in.ua . en.
  2. Web site: weather.in.ua - погода в с. Степове (Дніпропетровська область, Покровський район) - прогноз погоди в Україні на 3 та 5 днів . 2023-05-10 . weather.in.ua.
  3. Web site: Institute for the Study of War . 2023-04-08 . Institute for the Study of War . en . 2022-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220325065358/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-24 . dead .