Lobkove
Village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
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Lobkove (Ukrainian: Лобко́ве) is a village in southern Ukraine, administratively located in Stepnohirsk settlement hromada, Vasylivka Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The population is 14 people.[1]
Lobkove
Лобко́ве | |
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 Interactive map of Lobkove | |
  Lobkove Location in Zaporizhzhia Oblast  Lobkove Location in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 47°31′22″N 35°26′23″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion | Vasylivka Raion |
| Hromada | Stepnohirsk settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 70 |
| KATOTTH | UA23040210030065095 |
Lobkove is located 52 kilometres (32 mi) from the regional center Zaporizhzhia City, and 19 kilometres (12 mi) from the district center Vasylivka. It is on the right bank of the Yanchekrak river. 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) downstream is the village of Kamianske. The Т 0812 highway runs nearby.[2]
History
The village was founded in 1892.[citation needed]
On 11 June 2023, after a long stretch of occupation by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated the village as part of the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive. According to Stepnohirsk settlement hromada head Iryna Kondratyuk, the village had been completely depopulated by the time it was recaptured. Prior to the invasion, about 70 people lived in Lobkove, almost all of whom left during the occupation.[3][4] On 25 March 2025, the village was contested by Russian forces. By 2 April 2025, Russian forces recaptured the settlement.[5]
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 99 inhabitants. The linguistic composition of the population was as folows:[6]