Shestakove

Coordinates: 50°04′18″N 36°37′18″E / 50.071667°N 36.621667°E / 50.071667; 36.621667
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Shestakove
Шестакове
Building of Shestakove village council
Building of Shestakove village council
Shestakove is located in Kharkiv Oblast
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Location of Shestakove within Ukraine
Shestakove is located in Ukraine
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Shestakove (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 50°04′18″N 36°37′18″E / 50.071667°N 36.621667°E / 50.071667; 36.621667
CountryUkraine
ProvinceKharkiv Oblast
DistrictChuhuiv Raion
Founded1675
Area
 • Total2.184 km2 (0.843 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 • Total649
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
62562
Area code+380 5741
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Shestakove (Ukrainian: Шестакове; Russian: Шестаково; until 1968 Nepokryte (Непокрите)) is a village in Chuhuiv Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 29.3 kilometres (18.2 mi) east-northeast from the centre of Kharkiv city.

The village came under attack by Russian forces in May 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "In liberated Shestakove, the Ukrainian Armed Forces captured armored vehicles and prisoners of war". mil.in.ua. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.