Cherkaske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Cherkaske (Ukrainian: Черкаське) is a rural settlement in Samar Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Cherkaske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 4,117 (2022 estimate).
It is home to 93rd Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Ground Forces. Cherkaske is located in close proximity to another military town, Hvardiiske.
History
During the Cold War, the 22nd Guards Tank Division was based in Cherkaske. The settlement originated in 1949 as the military town of Nove, where a training battalion was originally stationed, and was renamed in 1957 after the Cherkassy honorific title of the 22nd Guards Tank Division.
Until 26 January 2024, Cherkaske was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Cherkaske became a rural settlement.
References
Notes
- ^ "Черкасская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Holm, Michael. "22nd Guards Tank Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ "Історична довідка". cherk.otg.dp.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.