Novopskov (Ukrainian and Russian: Новопсков) is a rural settlement in the Starobilsk RaionofLuhansk OblastinUkraine. It is located on the Aidar, a left tributary of the Donets, in the basin of the Don. Population: 9,392 (2022 estimate)[1] Prior to 2020, it was the administrative centre of the former Novopskov Raion.
Novopskov
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| Coordinates: 49°32′18″N 39°06′07″E / 49.53833°N 39.10194°E / 49.53833; 39.10194 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Starobilsk Raion |
| Hromada | Novopskov settlement hromada |
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| • Total | 9,392 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Bilokurakyne is connected by road with Starobilsk where it has further access to Highway H26roSvatove and Bilovodsk, as well as to Highway H21toLuhansk. However, the section between Shchastia and Luhansk is controlled by the Luhansk People's Republic, and free movement from Shchastia to Luhansk is impossible.[citation needed]
The closest railway station is in Starobilsk, on a railway line which is currently disconnected from the rest of the railway network in Ukraine. To the south, it extends to Kondrashivska Nova, in Stanytsia Luhanska, and to the north it crosses the border to Russia, and further runs to Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast.[citation needed]
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town had a population of 9,952. The linguistic composition was as follows:[2]
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