Hvardiiske, Novomoskovsk Raion

Hvardiiske
Гвардійське
Urban-type settlement

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Hvardiiske
Coordinates: UA 48°44′05″N 35°19′45″E / 48.73472°N 35.32917°E / 48.73472; 35.32917Coordinates: UA 48°44′05″N 35°19′45″E / 48.73472°N 35.32917°E / 48.73472; 35.32917
Country Ukraine
Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Raion Novomoskovsk Raion
Established 1957
Founded by 42nd Tank Division
Population (2001)
  Total 5,199
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Not to be confused with Hvardiiske, Simferopol Raion.

Hvardiiske (Ukrainian: Гвардійське) (translated from Ukrainian and Russian - Guards) is an urban-type settlement in near Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. It is part of the Novomoskovsk Raion. Hvardiiske is located on the left bank of the Samara River, about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) upstream from Cherkaske. Population: 5199 (2001).

Hvardiiske is better known for housing the 25th Airborne Brigade (Ukraine) (since summer of 2002)[1] and originally was established as a military installation back in 1950s.

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