Rogachevo ( Russian: Рогачёво) is a settlement on Yuzhny Island,

Novaya Zemlya Novaya Zemlya (, also , ; rus, Но́вая Земля́, p=ˈnovəjə zʲɪmˈlʲa, ) is an archipelago in northern Russia. It is situated in the Arctic Ocean, in the extreme northeast of Europe, with Cape Flissingsky, on the northern island, ...

, in Russia's

Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast (russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, ''Arkhangelskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land ...

. It lies approximately 8 kilometers (5.5 mi) northeast of

Belushya Guba Belushya Guba (russian: Белу́шья Губа́, lit. ''beluga whale'' ''bay''), also Belushye (), is a work settlement and the administrative center of Novaya Zemlya District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Gusinaya Zemlya p ...

, and is home to Rogachevo Air Base. As of 2010, Rogachevo had a population of 457.Численность населения по муниципальным образованиям и населённым пунктам Архангельской области, включая Ненецкий автономный округ
/ref> In late 2014, Rogachevo was named as one of the points-based forces of the Joint Strategic Command "North".Спецстрой России: около 1,5 тысяч рабочих строят военные объекты в шести точках Арктики
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