Milove

Milove (Ukrainian: Мілове; Russian: Меловое, romanized: Melovoye) is the easternmost urban-type settlement the nominal administrative center of Milove settlement hromada in the Starobilsk Raion of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Population: 5,680 (2022 estimate). Prior to 2020, it was the administrative centre of the former Milove Raion. The town is currently occupied by Russian troops.

Milove
Мілове
Меловое
Milove
Location of Milove in Luhansk Oblast
Milove
Location of Milove in Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°22′40″N 40°07′50″E
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
RaionStarobilsk Raion
HromadaMilove settlement hromada
Area
605 km2 (234 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
5,680

The town is adjacent to the Russian town of Chertkovo in Rostov Oblast. Its train station used to be on the Russian side of the border at Chertkovo railway station.

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