Milove

The name of the settlement is derived from the name of the {{Interlanguage link|Milova (Ukraine)|lt=Milova River|uk|Мілова (річка)|}}, which name is derived from Russian name of the river - {{langx|ru|Меловая|label=none}}, which literally means "Chalky". The river is so named because there are chalk layers in a high ridge in the area of the river's source.{{Cite book |last1=Микола Тимофійович |first1=Янко |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/topon1998/page/n227/mode/2up |title=Топонімічний словник України: словник-довідник |last2=Міжнар. фонд "Відродження" |publisher=Знання |year=1998 |isbn=5-7707-9443-7 |location=Київ |pages=230 |language=uk |chapter=Мілова |author-link2=International Renaissance Foundation}}

It is located on the border with Russia. The line of the North Caucasian Railway divides it into two parts. On the Russian side there is the Chertkovo settlement. The railway station is located on the other side of the railroad, in Russia. There was a border control point Milove-Chertkovo on the border with Russia.

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After the construction of the Voronezh-Rostov railroad was completed in 1872, the khutir of Milove near Chertkovo station. It was a small settlement in the {{Interlanguage link|Markovka Volost|uk|Марківська волость (Старобільський повіт)}} of the Starobelsky Uyezd of the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.{{Cite book |last=Алексєєва |first=Л. |url=http://history.org.ua/LiberUA/IMSU_LugObl_1968/IMSU_LugObl_1968.pdf |title=Історія міст і сіл Української РСР. Луганська область |publisher=Головна редакція УРЕ АН УРСР |year=1968 |location=Київ |pages=530–544 |language=uk |trans-title=History of cities and villages of the Ukrainian SSR. Luhansk oblast |chapter=Мілове |trans-chapter=Milove}}

In January 1918 the Soviet rule was established there.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200301235606/http://irbis-nbuv.gov.ua/E_LIB/PDF/ukr0000945_2.pdf Мілове] // Українська радянська енциклопедія : у 12 т. / гол. ред. М. П. Бажан ; редкол.: О. К. Антонов та ін. — 2-ге вид. — К. : Головна редакція УРЕ, 1981. — Т. 6 : Куликів — Мікроклімат. — 552 с., [22] арк. іл. : іл., табл., портр., карти + 1 арк с.

It has had the status of an urban-type settlement since 1938.

During World War II it was under German occupation from July 1942 to January 16, 1943 and was an entrenched stronghold. Later, it was a Soviet stronghold during the Battle of Kursk.История второй мировой войны (в 12 тт.). том 7. / редколл., гл. ред. А. А. Гречко. М., Воениздат, 1976. стр.150, 153

During the hostilities and the German occupation of Milove, 56.6 million rubles worth of damage was caused, the buildings of the collective farm and the MTS, the mill, the House of Culture, the library, the school, the nursery, the printing house and half of the houses were completely destroyed and burned down. Subsequently, its reconstruction began.

In 1948, a tree nursery was established on the outskirts of the settlement.

In 1953, there was an butter factory, a secondary school, a House of Culture and a library there.Меловое // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / редколл., гл. ред. Б. А. Введенский. 2-е изд. том 27. М., Государственное научное издательство «Большая Советская энциклопедия», 1954. стр.113

In January 1959 the population was 4592 people: 1964 men and 2628 women.[http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/ussr59_reg2.php Всесоюзная перепись населения 1959 г.]

In 1964, the Starobilsk Veterinary College was transferred to Milove.

In 1972, to honor the liberation from Nazi occupation, a museum of the history of the liberation of the settlement from fascist invaders was opened there{{Cite act|type=Ordinance|index=1766|date=29 November 2000|legislature=Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine|title=Про затвердження переліку музеїв, що перебувають у віданні підприємств, установ та організацій, де зберігаються музейні колекції та музейні предмети, що є державною власністю і належать до державної частини Музейного фонду України|trans-title=On approval of the list of museums managed by enterprises, institutions and organizations where museum collections and museum objects that are state property and belong to the state part of the Museum Fund of Ukraine are deposited|url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1766-2000-%D0%BF|language=uk}} and the monument "Ukraine to the Liberators" was installed.

In 1973 there was a butter factory, veterinary college, historical and museum of local history there.Меловое // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 16. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1974. стр. 53

In 1980 the population was 5.5 thousand people, there were a pilot plant of vegetable fats and proteins, a rayon agricultural machinery, a consumer services combine, two secondary schools, a music school, a sports school, a hospital, a House of Culture, two libraries and a museum of geology.

In January 1989 the population was 5921 people: 2700 men and 3221 women.[http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу]

After the proclamation of independence of Ukraine, the settlement turned out to be on the border with Russia, and a customs post "Milove" was equipped there,{{Cite web |title=Митний пост "Мілове" |trans-title=Custom post "Milove" |url=http://lg.sfs.gov.ua/okremi-storinki/mitni-punkti/99035.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818172743/http://lg.sfs.gov.ua/okremi-storinki/mitni-punkti/99035.html |archive-date=18 August 2017 |website=Territorial bodies of the SFS in Luhansk oblast |publisher=State Fiscal Service of Ukraine |language=uk}} which is located in the area of responsibility of the Luhansk border patrol guard of the Eastern Regional Department of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.{{Cite web |title=3 прикордонний загін імені Героя України полковника Євгенія Пікуса |url=http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/structure/luganskiy-prikordonniy-zagin/ |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=Державна прикордонна служба України |language=uk}} The villages of Milove (Ukraine) and Chertkovo (Russia) are separated by the {{Interlanguage link|Friendship of Peoples Street|uk|Вулиця Дружби народів (Мілове—Чертково)}}, which is about three kilometers long and is also a state border. This street is home to almost 500 citizens of Ukraine and Russia who live on both sides of it. On the Russian side there are Chertkovsky elevator, railroad station, meat processing plant. On the Ukrainian side of the street are the Milove Refined Oils Plant (not operating), an energy company, and a large market square. In 2004-2013 Milove hosted the annual international festival of modern and traditional Ukrainian and Russian songs "Friendship Street".{{Cite news |date=9 October 2010 |title=На Луганщине пройдет фестиваль "Улица Дружбы" |trans-title=Luhansk oblast will host "Friendship Street" festival |url=http://www.unn.com.ua/ru/news/200377-na-luganschini-vidbudetsya-festival-vulitsya-drugebi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823210149/http://www.unn.com.ua/ru/news/200377-na-luganschini-vidbudetsya-festival-vulitsya-drugebi |archive-date=23 August 2017 |work=Украинские Национальные Новости |language=ru}} The border was de facto opened.{{Cite web |last=Huba |first=Roman |title=Паркан дружби народів |trans-title=Friendship of Peoples Fence |url=https://zaborona.com/interactive/parkan-druzhby-narodiv/page3940255.html |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=zaborona.com |language=uk |quote=Громадяни двох країн, за розповідями місцевих, перебігали один до одного в гості, а прикордонники часто закривали на це очі. |trans-quote=Citizens of the two countries, according to local residents, ran to visit each other, and border guards often ignored this.}}

In May 1995, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the decision to privatize the repair and transport enterprise located here,{{Cite act|type=Ordinance|index=343б|date=15 May 1995|legislature=Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine|title=Перелік об'єктів, що підлягають обов'язковій приватизації у 1995 році|trans-title=List of Objects Subject to Mandatory Privatization in 1995|url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/343%D0%B1-95-%D0%BF|language=uk}} and, in July 1995, the decision to privatize of raion agricultural machinery and raion agricultural chemistry.{{Cite act|type=Ordinance|index=538|date=20 July 1995|legislature=Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine|title=Про доповнення переліку об'єктів, що підлягають обов'язковій приватизації у 1995 році|trans-title=On Supplementing the List of Objects Subject to Mandatory Privatization in 1995|url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/538-95-%D0%BF|language=uk}}

At the outbreak of the war in Donbas, Milove was not very affected by the war that raged in much of the region. However, on November 12, 2014, a Ukrainian border guard office was shot at with a grenade launcher leaving no casualties. Political tensions led to security cameras being installed on the Russian side of the border, and a fence being erected on the Ukrainian side of the border.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34066101|title=Life on street dividing Ukraine and Russia|work=BBC News|date=2015-08-29|last1=Khomenko|first1=Svyatoslav}}{{in lang|uk}} [http://espreso.tv/news/2014/11/13/na_luhanschyni_boyovyky_nevdalo_atakuvaly_prykordonnyy_naryad На Луганщині бойовики невдало атакували прикордонний наряд In Luhansk insurgents unsuccessfully attacked the border patrol], Espresso TV (12 November 2014) On November 27, 2015, two Russian servicemen were detained in the city, and later exchanged back to Russian authorities.{{Cite web | url=http://uatoday.tv/politics/two-russian-soldiers-accidentally-cross-into-ukraine-get-detained-542985.html |title = UNIAN news. The latest news in Ukraine and worldwide}}

It was occupied by Russian forces on February 24, 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite news|last1=Troianovski|first1=Anton|last2=MacFarquhar|first2=Neil|date=2022-02-23|title=Ukraine Live Updates: Russia Begins Invasion From Land and Sea|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/24/world/russia-ukraine-putin|access-date=2022-02-24|issn=0362-4331}}

As of Ukraine's national census in 2001, Milove had a population of 5,611 people. The linguistic structure of the town is diverse, since also a significant share of the ethnic Ukrainian population living in Milove speaks the Russian language natively. The exact linguistic composition of the settlement was as follows:{{Cite web|url=https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001|title=Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України|website=socialdata.org.ua}}

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{{bar percent|Russian|purple|40.1}}

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• Memorial Complex "Ukraine to the Liberators"

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Local highway T-13-07 passes through the settlement.{{Cite news |last=Tumanova |first=Tonia |date=3 April 2012 |title=На Луганщине закрыто движение автотранспорта по пяти дорогам местного значения |trans-title=Five local roads in Luhansk oblast closed to vehicular traffic |url=http://www.unn.com.ua/ru/news/666479-na-luganschini-zakritiy-ruh-avtotransportu-pyatma-dorogami-mistsevogo-znachennya |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824005557/http://www.unn.com.ua/ru/news/666479-na-luganschini-zakritiy-ruh-avtotransportu-pyatma-dorogami-mistsevogo-znachennya |archive-date=24 August 2017 |work=Украинские Национальные Новости |language=ru}} The nearest railway station Chertkovo on the partially deconstructed old Zhuravka - Bochenkovo track (part of the Moscow-Kazanskaya - Rostov-Glavny main line) is the junction point of the North Caucasus and South Eastern Railway.

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