Stepove, Velykomykhailivka rural hromada, Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Stepove
| native_name = Степове
| native_name_lang = uk
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk Oblast#Ukraine
| pushpin_label = Stepove
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Stepove within Ukraine and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
| pushpin_relief = y
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{UKR}}
| subdivision_type1 = Oblast
| subdivision_type2 = Raion
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Dnipropetrovsk Oblast}}
| subdivision_name2 = Synelnykove Raion
| coordinates = {{coord|47|53|12|N|36|27|8|E}}
| established_title = First settled
| established_date = 1922
| area_total_km2 = 0,047
| elevation_m = 140
| elevation_ft =
| area_code_type = Zip
| area_code = 53624
| leader_title = Head of Village
| leader_name = Ternovyi Anatoliy Ivanovych
}}
Stepove (Ukrainian: Степове) is an abandoned village in the Synelnykove Raion of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. The village name comes from the surrounding steppes.
Geography
It is located near the surrounding villages of Novomykolaivka, Berezove and Kalynivske. Near the village flows a drying stream with dams. It is located near the border of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. Up until 2020, the village was part of the Pokrovske Raion until it was merged into the Synelnykove Raion.{{Cite web |title=Village Stepove: travel guide online to Stepove |url=https://travels.in.ua/en-us/locality/26306 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=travels.in.ua |language=en}} The elevation is 140 meters.{{Cite web |title=weather.in.ua - погода в с. Степове (Дніпропетровська область, Покровський район) - прогноз погоди в Україні на 3 та 5 днів |url=https://weather.in.ua/ua/dnepropetrovskaja/25230 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=weather.in.ua}}
History
Parts of the village were contested by Russian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=http://dev-isw.bivings.com/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325065358/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-24 |url-status=dead }}{{fv|date=December 2023}}