Strilkove

Strilkove Стрілкове
Village
UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	(+380) 5534[1]

Strilkove (Ukrainian: Стрілкове; Russian: Стрелковое; Crimean Tatar: Çoqraq) is a Ukrainian village in Henichesk raion of Kherson oblast. It belongs to Henichesk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[2] In 2013 its population was 1,415,^[1] and was predominantly ethnic Russian.^{[citation needed]}

The village became a focal point in the

Geography

The village lies on the northern portion of Crimean peninsula's

Strilkove was founded in 1835[1]^[3] and, until 1945, was named Çoqraq or Chokrak (Чокрак).

Deportation of 1944

In 1944 unlike other Crimean Tatars inhabitants of Çoqraq were not

The village is located on the Arabat Spit and is geographically a part of Crimea, however administratively it is in the Kherson Oblast. Russian paratroopers landed in the village during the 2014 Crimea Crisis, marking the first time Russian forces advanced into mainland Ukraine as prior to this Russian troops operated only in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The soldiers stated that they missed their landing zone and landed in the village by accident and proceeded to retreat to the gas distribution terminal located near the village. Ukraine for the first time during the conflict placed its air forces on alert and air lifted its own unit of paratroopers to the area. Russian forces retreated from the center of the village but maintained the occupation of the gas distribution center, Russian forces stated that the gas distribution center may be vulnerable to a terrorist attack and needed to be secured.^[8][9]

As of October 2014 Ukrainian border guards and a volunteer territorial defense battalion were stationed in the village. Russian forces maintained a company of 150 troops which are also supported by a gunboat. The area did not experience any fighting since the Russian takeover of the offshore gas platforms near the village. However, border guards were instructed to not allow people whose Russian passport have been issued in Crimea to pass, as well as to inspect vehicles for possible Russian contraband. The small force deployed to the village was also designated to slow a possible advance of Russian troops into Kherson, while a large contingent of Ukrainian forces was stationed at

On June 12, 2020, in accordance with the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 726-r "On the Determination of Administrative Centers and Approval of Territories of Territorial Communities of the Kherson Region", it became part of the Genichesk City Community.^[12] On July 17, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the former Genichesk district, it became part of the newly formed Genichesk district.^[13]

Gallery

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  "Kolizey" radonic source
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  A beach by the

  Sivash

See also

• Chongar

References