Millerovo (, Ukrainian: Міллерово) is a

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and the

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of Millerovsky District in

Rostov Oblast Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblastʹ, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast ...

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, close to the border with Ukraine. Population

History

It was founded in 1786 and named after its founder, the army officer Ivan Abramovich Müller, who set up a farm estate after he received vacant land by the river deep in the Decree of the Empress

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on February 14, 1786. At the end of the 19th century, it became an important railway hub.
Facilities were built to process a large part of agricultural products coming from the areas of the upper Don and

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to send to the central provinces of Russia. It was granted town status in 1926. During

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, in July 1942, an encirclement of Soviet troops by

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forces occurred around the town as part of the German Case Blue, resulting in around 50,000 Soviet soldiers being captured. Conversely, in December 1942 the Soviets encircled retreating German and Italian units under the command of General Hans Kreysing in the city. Millerovo was liberated on January 16, 1942, after the remaining Axis troops broke through the encirclement towards the west. On 25 February 2022, during the

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, the Millerovo air base was reportedly hit by a Ukrainian Tochka-U missile. Neither the Ukrainian nor Russian authorities commented on the report. Coat_of_Arms_of_Millerovo

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Millerovo serves as the

of Millerovsky District.Law #340-ZS As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Millerovsky District as Millerovskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Millerovsky Municipal District.Law #171-ZS

Economy

The basis of the town's economy is

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Military

The Millerovo military airfield is located northwest of the town. At the airfield was stationed the headquarters of the 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division after its withdrawal from Germany in 1993 until 1998. Also until 2009, the ''19th Nikopol Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment'' (19 Gv IAP)—a part of the 51st Air Defense Corps of the 4th Army of Air Force and Air Defense—was stationed there. The regiment was reorganized in 2009 as the 6969th Air Base, a part of the 7th Brigade of Military-Space Defense. MiG-29 fighters of both the former 19th GvIAP and the 31st Fighter Air Regiment, previously disbanded in Zernograd, are located at the airfield.

Notable people

* Mira Żelechower-Aleksiun, Polish painter * Denis Glushakov, footballer

References

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Sources

* * {{Use mdy dates, date=September 2012 Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast Millerovsky District Populated places established in 1786 1786 establishments in the Russian Empire Don Host Oblast