Rohove, Luhansk Oblast

Rohove
Рогове
A WWII mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a memorial sign in honour of villagers-veterans
A WWII mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a memorial sign in honour of villagers-veterans
Map
Interactive map of Rohove
Rohove is located in Luhansk Oblast
Rohove
Rohove
Location of Rohove within Ukraine
Rohove is located in Ukraine
Rohove
Rohove
Rohove (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 49°37′26″N 39°02′28″E / 49.623889°N 39.041111°E / 49.623889; 39.041111
CountryUkraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
RaionNovopskov Raion
HromadaNovopskov settlement hromada
Founded1732
Area
 • Total
5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 • Total
701
 • Density124/km2 (321/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
92341
Area code+380 6463

Rohove (Ukrainian: Рогове; Russian: Рогово, romanized: Rogovo) is a village in Starobilsk Raion in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, located 110.00 kilometres (68.35 mi) north by west (NbW) of the centre of Luhansk city. It forms part of the Novopskov settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

It has been under Russian occupation since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The nearby (Rogovo) firing range has been used by occupational authorities and been hit by Ukrainian missile strikes.[2][3]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 701 inhabitants. Their native languages were 95.33% Ukrainian, 4.39% Russian and 0.14% Belarusian.[4][1]

Native languages in Rohove
percent
Ukrainian
95.33%
Russian
4.39%
Belarusian
0.14%
others
0.14%

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