Lobkove
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Lobkove ({{Langx|uk|Лобко́ве}}) is a village in southern Ukraine, administratively located in Stepnohirsk settlement hromada, Vasylivka Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The population is 14 people.{{Cite web |title=Lobkove, Vasilivskyi district, Ukraine - Population |url=https://www.city-facts.com/lobkove/population |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=www.city-facts.com |language=en}}
Lobkove is located {{convert|52|km|mi}} from the regional center Zaporizhzhia City, and {{convert|19|km|mi}} from the district center Vasylivka. It is on the right bank of the {{Ill|Yanchekrak|uk|Янчекрак (річка)}} river. {{convert|1.5|km|mi}} downstream is the village of Kamianske. The {{Ill|Т 0812|uk|Автошлях Т 0812}} highway runs nearby.{{Cite web |title=Село Лобкове: онлайн путівник Лобковим |url=https://travels.in.ua/uk-UA/locality/26893 |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=travels.in.ua |language=en}}
History
The village was founded in 1892.{{cn|date=August 2023}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-12 |title=На Запорізькому напрямку звільнили три населені пункти |url=https://suspilne.media/504178-na-zaporizkomu-napramku-zvilnili-tri-naseleni-punkti/ |website=suspilne.media}}{{Cite news |date=12 June 2023 |title=ТСН |language=uk |url=https://tsn.ua/ato/zsu-za-tizhden-zvilnili-7-naselenih-punktiv-u-minoboroni-rozpovili-pro-uspihi-pid-chas-nastupu-2348773.html}} On 25 March 2025, the village was contested by Russian forces. By 2 April 2025, Russian forces recaptured the settlement.{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-2-2025 |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en}}