Chertkovo (russian: Чертково) is a
rural locality
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(a settlement) and the
administrative center
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of
Chertkovsky District in
Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a populati ...
,
Russia
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. Population:
It is separated from the
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
of
Milove
Milove ( uk, Мілове) is the easternmost urban-type settlement in the Starobilsk Raion of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Population: . Prior to 2020, it was the administrative centre of the former Milove Raion. The town is currently occu ...
in
Milove Raion
Milove Raion (, translit. ''Milovs'kyi raion''; , translit. ''Melovskiy raion'') was a raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. It was located on the Russian border. The administrative center of the raion was the urban-type settlem ...
of
Luhansk Oblast
Luhansk Oblast ( uk, Луга́нська о́бласть, translit=Luhanska oblast; russian: Луганская область, translit=Luganskaya oblast; also referred to as Luhanshchyna, uk, Луга́нщина) is the easternmost oblast ...
,
Ukraine
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[Ukraine crisis: Life on street dividing Ukraine and Russia]
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(29 August 2015) partially by the
North Caucasus Railway
North Caucasus Railway ( rus, Северо-Кавказская железная дорога) is a broad gauge Russian railway network that links the Sea of Azov (in the west) and Caspian Sea (in the east). It runs through ten federal subjects ...
. The railway together with surrounding infrastructure is located on the Russian side of the border. Both localities were served by
Chertkovo railway station
Chertkovo railway station ( rus, станция Чертково) is a former railway station located in Chertkovo, Rostov oblast, Russia. It is 325 km down-line from Rostov-Glavny and was situated between Zorinovka and Sheptukhovka on th ...
until the
Russo-Ukrainian War
The Russo-Ukrainian War; uk, російсько-українська війна, rosiisko-ukrainska viina. has been ongoing between Russia (alongside Russian separatist forces in Donbas, Russian separatists in Ukraine) and Ukraine since Feb ...
. A bypass avoiding the border was completed between
Zhuravka and
Millerovo Millerovo (russian: Миллерово) is the name of several inhabited localities in Rostov Oblast, Russia.
;Urban localities
*Millerovo, Millerovsky District, Rostov Oblast, a town in Millerovsky District
;Rural localities
* Millerovo, Kuyby ...
in 2017 after which traffic to Chertkovo ceased. The railway station was liquidated in 2019.
Climate
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Rural localities in Rostov Oblast
Don Host Oblast