Cherkaske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Cherkaske
Черкаське
urban-type settlement

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Cherkaske
Coordinates: 48°42′15″N 35°23′00″E / 48.70417°N 35.38333°E / 48.70417; 35.38333Coordinates: 48°42′15″N 35°23′00″E / 48.70417°N 35.38333°E / 48.70417; 35.38333
Country Ukraine
Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Raion Novomoskovsk Raion
urban-type settlement 1958
Population (2013)
  Total 4,239

Cherkaske (Ukrainian: Черкаське) is an urban-type settlement in Novomoskovsk Raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. Population: 4,239(2013 est.)[1].

It is home to 93rd Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Ground Forces. Cherkaske is located in close proximity to another military town, Hvardiiske.

During the Cold War, the 22nd Guards Tank Division was based in Cherkaske.[2]

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