Rykove
{{short description|Rural locality in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine}}
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Rykove ({{langx|uk|Рикове}}; {{langx|ru|Рыково}}), previously known as Partyzany ({{langx|uk|Партизани}}) until 2016, is a rural settlement in Henichesk Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It belongs to Henichesk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.{{cite web |title=Геническая городская громада |url=https://gromada.info/ru/obschina/genicheska/ |publisher=Портал об'єднаних громад України |language=ru}} It has a population of {{Ua-pop-est2022|3,487|.}}
History
On 19 May, 2016, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the decision to rename Partyzany to Rykove according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.{{cite news|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/269361|title=Про перейменування деяких населених пунктів|date=21 May 2016|publisher=Holos Ukrainy|language=Ukrainian|accessdate=1 June 2016}}
Until 26 January 2024, Rykove was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Rykove became a rural settlement.{{cite news |title=Что изменится в Украине с 1 января |url=https://glavnoe.in.ua/ru/novosti/chto-yzmenytsya-v-ukrayne-s-1-yanvarya |work=glavnoe.in.ua |lang=ru| date=1 January 2024}}
Economy
=Transportation=
Rykove is located on the railway line connecting Melitopol with Novooleksiivka and which continues further to Dzhankoi; however, after the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, all traffic to Crimea has been suspended. It is also on the M18 highway, connecting Kharkiv via Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Melitopol with Crimea.